81-1201.18 Department; administer Community Development Block Grant Program. - Nebraska Statutes

81-1201.18. Department; administer CommunityDevelopment Block Grant Program.The department shall administerthe Community Development Block Grant Program. In addition to the performancereview requirements in section 81-1201.10, the department shall develop anongoing program of monitoring the impact of grants on the communities receivingthe grants. The monitoring program shall include, but not be limited to, thefollowing information: (1) The status of the project for which such grantwas awarded; (2) the grant amount; (3) the local government contribution;(4) the private financial contribution; (5) the goals and objectives of thegrant; and (6) the impact of the grant relative to the goals and objectivesof the grant. The department, in consultation with the commission, shall determine community developmentobjectives, state priorities, and guidelines for the distribution of fundsfor community development projects within the Community Development BlockGrant Program, which shall conform to the objectives as set forth in the Housingand Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, and which shall:(a) Include statistical community need factors as selected by the commission; and(b) Require that grant applicants submit evidence of a community assessmentprocess for the project, which assessment process the commission shalldesign. To the extent possible, the Community Development Block Grant fundsshall be allocated on a need and competitive basis. SourceLaws 1986, LB 965, § 18; Laws 1989, LB 639, § 7; Laws 2010, LB947, § 2.Effective Date: July 15, 2010