Housing Assistance: An Inventory of Fiscal Year 2010 Programs, Tax Expenditures, and Other Activities

U.S. Government Accountability Office

Administering Agency/Entity	Department of Housing and Urban Development
Short Description	Provides annual grants to four U.S. territories to carry out a wide range of community development activities directed towards neighborhood revitalization, economic development, and improved community facilities and services. Eligible recipients are island governments of American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Housing-related eligible activities include the acquisition of property, rehabilitation of residential properties, and homeownership assistance.
Primary Purpose	Supports housing and other activities
Type of Housing Supported	Both
Type of Assistance	Block grant
Fiscal Year 2010 Obligations	Included in obligations under CDBG Entitlement, which were $1,025,687,000; obligations represent an estimate of the total used for activities related to housing.