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Council hears orientation on CDBG and HOME housing programs
Summary
Lisa Craig, the city’s CDBG grants manager, briefed the council on federal CDBG and HOME funds—noting Norman’s current allocation (about $984,000), typical rehab caseloads of 30–45 projects a year, and the city’s use of HOME and CDBG tools to support long-term affordable housing.
Lisa Craig, the city’s Community Development Block Grant and HOME program manager, told the council on March 24 that the federal programs are a core tool for preserving housing and supporting neighborhood services in Norman.
“These programs are very, very complicated,” Craig said, adding that CDBG primarily benefits low- and moderate-income residents and frequently leverages private investment: “for every dollar of CDBG funds that comes into a community, it leverages $4 of private investment.” She said Norman’s current annual CDBG allocation is a little over $984,000.
Craig walked council members through HUD’s three national objectives—benefiting low- and moderate-income households, eliminating slum and blight, or meeting urgent needs—and said Norman has historically…
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