The FY 2021 Annual Action Plan included approved activities such as fair housing education, infrastructure improvements, rental rehabilitation, and public facility improvements. The Township’s allocation from HUD for FY2021 was $797,961. The 2021 program year was October 1, 2021-September 30, 2022. The CDBG program requires that each activity funded meet one of the three national objectives, which are:ġ.ěenefit to low- to moderate- income households or persons Ģ.Ěid in the prevention of the elimination of slum or blight ģ. The CDBG program is a federally funded program, authorized under Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended. An entitlement community is defined as a municipality (city or metropolitan area) with a population of 50,000 persons or more, which receives an annual allocation of CDBG funds directly from HUD under the CDBG Entitlement Program. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. The Township of Abington is an entitlement community under the U.S. The CDBG program year for the Township of Abington runs from October 1-September 30. Eligible activities include community facilities and infrastructure improvements, housing rehabilitation and preservation, affordable housing development activities, public services, economic development, planning, and administration. CDBG funds are intended to provide low- and moderate-income households with viable communities, including decent housing, a suitable living environment, and expanded economic opportunities. Since 1976, the Township has been a direct federal entitlement community, receiving funds from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”), using the exception criteria.
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