Redistribution Effect of Introducing Census 2000 Data Into the CDBG Formula (June 2003, 243 p.)
In this report, the Department of Housing and Urban Development analyzes the impact
of Census 2000 data on the distribution of Community Development
Block Grant (CDBG) resources. Three of the variables in the
formula used to allocate CDBG funds — poverty, overcrowding,
and pre-1940 housing — are only updated when new Census
data become available every 10 years. Two variables of the formula,
population and growth lag, are updated about every two years
when the U.S. Census Bureau publishes local area population
estimates. This analysis details how and why funding allocations
have shifted between jurisdictions over the past 10 years.
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