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115545 1 (1981-06-11)

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            UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE  I111111 II DII I IIII IIII PI
                    WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548                 LM1i5545

                                           FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY
                                           EXPECTED AT 9:15 A.M.
                                           THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 1981

                          STATEMENT OF
                   HENRY ESCHWEGE, DIRECTOR
          COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION

                           BEFORE THE
          SUBCOMMITTEE ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
               COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
                     UNITED STATES SENATE
                              ON

                THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
                URBAN DEVELOPMENT'S COMMUNITY
                DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM

MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE:

     WE APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE TODAY TO DISCUSS

OUR APRIL 30, 1981, REPORT - THE COAMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK

GRANT PROGRAM CAN BE MORE EFFECTIVE IN REVITALIZING THE NATION'S

CITIES (CED-81-76). THE OBJECTIVE OF OUR REVIEW WAS TO ASSESS

THREE IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK

GRANT PROGRAM: (1) THE DEGREE TO WHICH FUNDS WERE BEING TARGETED

ON STRATEGIC GEOGRAPHIC AREAS, HIGH PRIORITY ACTIVITIES, AND

LOW- AND MODERATE-INCOME PEOPLE, (2) THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE

BLOCK GRANT REHABILITATION PROGRAM, AND (3) THE QUALITY OF HUD'S

MONITORING SYSTEM.

     THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM ALLOWS CITIES

TO UNDERTAKE A WIDE VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES TO PROVIDE DECENT

HOUSING, JOBS, AND NEIGHBORHOODS FOR THEIR RESIDENTS. FUNDS

CAN BE USED FOR ACQUISITION AND DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY, STREET

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