CDBG or otherwise known as Community Development Block Grants.  Most communities have it but what exactly is it?  Most people might know it because either their community uses those funds for sidewalk improvements or use them to help low-to-moderate income homes with improvements.  Better yet, your community might use them for both.  In this week’s episode, we’ll take a look at what CDBG is, why was it established, does reform need to happen?, and what we feel communities should be using these funds for.  Each State administers this block grant to local communities differently and can have different or the same programs as other states, depending on their needs.  Although we have only started the dig on what CDBG really is, the three of us can agree that there are small and large needs that communities can use these funds for but do you know what those projects are?  Do you know that you have a voice in those projects or better yet, do you know what programs your community offers?

Who’s on it?
Jared Perry
Sam Tuten
Bret Allphin

Recorded
August 2020

Resources
CDBG Information via HUD Exchange
City of Parkersburg, WV Programs – Great Example of CDBG Funds being used locally for a community with a population under 50,000.

Questions?
Email us at [email protected]

Shout out!
As always thank you to The Saylor for the hot jams. Check him out NOW on iTunes and Spotify!
To Mitch Loughton with the City of Norwalk, Ohio for our first fan mail over the summer.