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Assistance listing · 14.218
Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants
Federal financial assistance obligated under listing 14.218, the organisations that receive it and where it goes.
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Federal agencies obligated $987M in awards under assistance listing 14.218, Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants, in FY2026, and $7.8B over the five fiscal years since FY2023; the program ranks 64 of 988 on this site.
Obligations were down 51% on FY2025 ($2.0B), with $0 so far in FY2027.
The largest recipient organisations over FY2022–FY2025 were New York City Office of Management & Budget ($677M), City of Chicago ($301M) and City of Philadelphia ($176M).
By place of performance, the most money went to CA, NY and TX.
Obligations by fiscal year
Compared with the largest program FY2026
| Measure | This program | Grants to States for Medicaid | All assistance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obligations, FY2026 | $987M | $722B | $4.4T |
| Five-year total | $7.8B | $2.6T | $17T |
| Share of all assistance obligations, five years | 0% | 15.2% | 100% |
Largest recipients obligations, FY2022–FY2025
| # | Organisation | Obligations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York City Office of Management & Budget | $677M |
| 2 | City of Chicago | $301M |
| 3 | City of Philadelphia | $176M |
| 4 | City of Detroit | $169M |
| 5 | The Workforce Investment Board of the City of Los Angeles | $150M |
| 6 | City of Houston | $99M |
| 7 | Mayor and City Council of Baltimore | $86M |
| 8 | Los Angeles County Development Authority Lacda | $82M |
| 9 | City of Cleveland | $81M |
| 10 | City and County of San Francisco | $75M |
| 11 | The City of ST Louis | $72M |
| 12 | City of Milwaukee | $63M |
| 13 | Phoenix, City of | $60M |
| 14 | San Diego, City of | $58M |
| 15 | Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Government | $56M |
| 16 | County of Allegheny | $53M |
| 17 | City of Buffalo | $53M |
| 18 | Boston, City of | $52M |
| 19 | County of Miami-Dade | $51M |
| 20 | City of New Orleans | $51M |
| 21 | City of Los Angeles, Community Investment for Families Department | $48M |
| 22 | District of Columbia Government of | $46M |
| 23 | City of Cincinnati | $45M |
| 24 | Harris County | $44M |
| 25 | City of Dallas | $41M |
Awarding agencies $1.0M+ awards
Where the money goes
Largest awards since FY2023
| Recipient | Awarding agency | Type | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York City Office of Management & Budget | Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentAssistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $171M | 24 Sep 2024 | NY | USAspending |
| New York City Office of Management & Budget | Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentAssistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $170M | 23 Sep 2025 | NY | USAspending |
| New York City Office of Management & Budget | Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentAssistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $169M | 31 Oct 2023 | NY | USAspending |
| City of Chicago | Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentAssistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $76M | 4 Nov 2022 | IL | USAspending |
| City of Chicago | Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentAssistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $76M | 4 Sep 2024 | IL | USAspending |
| City of Chicago | Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentAssistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $75M | 31 Aug 2023 | IL | USAspending |
| City of Chicago | Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentAssistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $74M | 25 Sep 2025 | IL | USAspending |
| The Workforce Investment Board of the City of Los Angeles | Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentAssistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $50M | 25 Sep 2023 | CA | USAspending |
| The Workforce Investment Board of the City of Los Angeles | Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentAssistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $48M | 10 Sep 2024 | CA | USAspending |
| City of Los Angeles, Community Investment for Families Department | Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentAssistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $48M | 24 Sep 2025 | CA | USAspending |
Other programs numbered 14.xxx
- 14.871 Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers $136B
- 14.195 Project-Based Rental Assistance (PBRA) $63B
- 14.228 Community Development Block Grants/State's program and Non-Entitlement Grants in Hawaii $25B
- 14.850 Public Housing Operating Fund $20B
- 14.872 Public Housing Capital Fund $13B
- 14.267 Continuum of Care Program $11B
- 14.251 Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous grants $6.5B
- 14.867 Indian Housing Block Grants $4.7B
- 14.239 Home Investment Partnerships Program $4.6B
- 14.157 Supportive Housing for the Elderly $3.5B
- 14.879 Mainstream Vouchers $2.4B
- 14.241 Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS $1.7B
- 14.275 Housing Trust Fund $1.1B
- 14.231 Emergency Solutions Grant Program $1.0B
- 14.889 Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grants $815M
- 14.021 GRRP $765M
- 14.233 Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) $634M
- 14.900 Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program $555M
- 14.896 Family Self-Sufficiency Program $503M
- 14.905 Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration Grant Program $431M
- 14.862 Indian Community Development Block Grant Program $323M
- 14.259 Community Compass Technical Assistance and Capacity Building $277M
- 14.276 Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program $244M
- 14.024 Community Development Block Grant- PRICE Competition $225M
Questions and answers
How much is obligated under assistance listing 14.218?
$987M in FY2026 and $7.8B over the five fiscal years since FY2023, counting every award type recorded under the listing (grants, direct payments, loan subsidy cost, insurance and other assistance). Obligations are commitments, not payments.
Who receives the most under Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants?
New York City Office of Management & Budget ($677M), City of Chicago ($301M), City of Philadelphia ($176M), City of Detroit ($169M), The Workforce Investment Board of the City of Los Angeles ($150M). Individuals are never listed; where a program pays individuals, USAspending records aggregated rows that appear here as "not shown".
What is an assistance listing (CFDA) number?
A five-digit number that identifies a federal financial assistance program on SAM.gov (formerly the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance). Every grant, loan, direct payment or other assistance award on USAspending carries one; contracts do not.
Provenance
Source: USAspending.gov API v2, spending by category (assistance listing) by fiscal year, recipient cross-tabulation for FY2022–FY2025 and award search, loaded 30 Sep 2026. State figures come from each state's top-100 listing table, so small amounts in a state may be missing. See methodology.