New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 2 - PUBLIC FINANCE
Chapter 110 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT GRANTS
Part 2 - SMALL CITIES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT
Section 2.110.2.9 - PROGRAM OBJECTIVES
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. The CDBG program was established under Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, to assist communities in providing essential community facilities, providing decent housing for residents, promoting economic development, and maintaining a suitable living environment.
B. State and national objectives of the CDBG program require that assistance be made available for activities that address at least one of the following, which are described in greater detail in 2.110.2.16 NMAC:
C. The state encourages successful applicants to award a fair share of contracts and subcontracts to small, minority, and women's businesses and to commit itself to hire locally for any employment opportunities that will be created as a result of project funding.