Laws and Regulations

The rules and regulations governing Community Development programs including CDBG are broken down into three categories:

Federal Law enacted by Congress which created the CDBG Program - Housing and Community Development (HCD) Act of 1974
Regulations created by the HUD Office of Community Planning and Development that pertain to Community Development programs - Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 570 - Community Development Block Grants
e-CFR version of Code of Federal Regulations -
- e-CFR Main Page
- Title 24 of the Housing and Community Development Act on www.ecfr.gov
Policy Memoranda issued by HUD that address specific instances and questions - HUD CPD Notices