The CDBG program provides annual grants on a formula basis to be used for a wide range of community development activities directed toward neighborhood revitalization, economic development, and improved community facilities and services. Specific activities include:

• Acquisition of real property;
• Acquisition and construction of public works' and facilities;
• Code enforcement;
• Relocation assistance;
• Reconstruction and rehabilitation of residential and non-residential properties;
• Provision of public services, such as those concerned with employment, moving from welfare to work, drug abuse, child care, crime prevention, and education;
• Provision of assistance to private, for-profit entities for special economic development activities;
• Assistance to community-based development organizations to carry out neighborhood revitalization, community economic development, and energy conservation projects;
• Direct homeownership assistance; and
• Planning and administrative costs.

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