Law
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974
Created the Community Development Block Grant program and the Section 8 housing assistance framework while restructuring federal urban-development policy.
Year
1974
Impact
Mixed
Status
Active
Party
Republican Party
Era
Civil Rights Era
Impact Context
Supplied durable federal tools for local housing and community development and created the modern voucher framework, but its flexible local administration also meant outcomes for Black communities varied sharply by city, politics, and enforcement.
What This Policy Did
Supplied durable federal tools for local housing and community development and created the modern voucher framework, but its flexible local administration also meant outcomes for Black communities varied sharply by city, politics, and enforcement.
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Sources
Congress.gov • Government • Aug 22, 1974
Official bill page and CRS summary for the law creating CDBG and related housing and development tools.
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development • Government
HUD overview linking the CDBG program directly to Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974.