§ 81-1201.18 — Department; administer Community Development Block Grant Program

Nebraska § 81-1201.18

• Jurisdiction: Nebraska
• Ch. 81: State Administrative Departments

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(1) The department shall administer
the Community Development Block Grant Program. In addition to the performance
review requirements in section 81-1201.10 , the department shall develop an
ongoing program of monitoring the impact of grants on the communities receiving
the grants. The monitoring program shall include, but not be limited to, the
following information: (a) The status of the project
for which such grant was awarded; (b) the grant amount; (c) the local government contribution; (d) the private financial contribution; (e) the goals and objectives of the grant; and (f) the impact of the grant relative to the
goals and objectives of the grant.
(2) The department shall
determine community development objectives, state priorities, and guidelines
for the distribution of funds for community development projects within the
Community Development Block Grant Program, which shall conform to the objectives
as set forth in the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended,
and which shall:
(a) Include statistical community need factors; and
(b) Require that grant applicants submit evidence of a community
assessment process for the project, which assessment process the department shall design.
(3) To the extent possible,
the Community Development Block Grant funds shall be allocated on a need and
competitive basis.

Legislative History

Source: Laws 1986, LB 965, § 18; Laws 1989, LB 639, § 7; Laws 2010, LB947, § 2; Laws 2013, LB78, § 13.