The dataset denotes boundaries for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Entitlement Communities and State Administered Non-Entitlement grantees. CDBG is a federal block grant distributed via formula to states and local governments for housing, economic development, and public improvement efforts serving low and moderate-income communities. The Department of Housing and Urban Development maintains this dataset, last updated on March 11, 2026.
Use Cases
- Map federal funding eligibility based on metropolitan statistical area boundaries.
- Analyze grant allocation patterns for low and moderate-income communities.
- Identify geographic areas targeted for housing and economic development projects.
- Compare entitlement city and qualified urban county grantee areas.
Strengths
- Boundaries are defined for specific grantee types: Entitlement Communities and State Administered Non-Entitlement grantees.
- The dataset is maintained by the authoritative Department of Housing and Urban Development.
- Last updated date is explicitly provided: 2026-03-11.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the federal grant formula.
Provenance
- Source
- Department of Housing and Urban Development
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-03-11 12:55:22.558462; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- United States