Thursday, June 7, 2007

AEO Policy Series - HUD Representative Discusses CDBG & Microenterprise

Steve Johnson, Director of CDBG Entitlement Communities Division, HUD, discusses what exactly the Community Development Block Grant is, and how it can benefit microenterprise programs. He also discusses how much of CDBG funds go to microenterprise development programs and what those dollars are most often used for within the programs.

To learn more about AEO's policy priorities, go to http://www.microenterpriseworks.org/index.asp?bid=59

To learn more about the CDBG program, go to http://www.hud.gov/offices/cpd/communitydevelopment/programs/index.cfm

To listen to this podcast, click here.