NSP2 Grantee Target Areas: 2010 Census Tract Boundaries for U.S. Housing Recovery

Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) 2 Grantee Target Areas provides grantee information for the second round of NSP formula funding authorized under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). The dataset from the Department of Housing and Urban Development outlines areas eligible for emergency assistance to acquire and redevelop foreclosed properties. NSP2 grantee areas are comprised of the 2010 U.S. Census Tract boundaries.

Use Cases

• Mapping the geographic distribution of federal housing recovery grants based on the 2010 Census Tract boundaries.
• Analyzing the allocation of emergency assistance for foreclosed property redevelopment based on grantee area definitions.
• Studying the relationship between program target areas and sources of abandonment and blight mentioned in the description.

Strengths

• Data is tied to a specific $50 million technical assistance allocation (NSP-TA) mentioned in the description.
• Geographic boundaries are explicitly defined using standardized 2010 U.S. Census Tracts.
• Dataset is associated with a major federal program (ARRA/NSP2) from a definitive source (Department of Housing and Urban Development).

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 temporal bias inherent to the 2009 funding round and 2010 census boundaries.

Provenance

Source

Department of Housing and Urban Development

Collection Method

Likely compiled for grant administration and reporting under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

Time Range

Associated with the 2009 funding round (NSP2) and 2010 census geography.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-11 13:02:49.541416; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United States, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Island Areas, based on 2010 Census Tract boundaries.