Federal Environmental Justice Tracker

EJ Tracker Update

GAO Recommended HUD Collect and Publish Demographic Data from CDBG-DR Aid Recipients

Last updated:

December 9, 2021

Authority

Other Statute

Agencies

HUD

Actions

Report

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report recommending that HUD collect, analyze, and publish demographic data from CDBG-DR grantees on aid recipients in order to better assess whether the funds are reaching targeted vulnerable populations. HUD neither agreed nor disagreed with the recommendation, but identified possible ways to collect the data. Read the full GAO report.