The Community Development Block Grant Program is a Federal program that provides funding for housing and community development projects that benefit low-moderate income households. In 1974, Congress created the program by passing the Housing and Community Development Act, Title I.

Osceola County annually receives CDBG funds from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The primary objective of the CDBG Program, as set forth by Congress, is “the development of viable urban communities, by providing decent housing, a suitable living environment and expanding economic opportunities, principally for persons of low and moderate income.” Federal regulations define persons who are low and moderate-income as households earning at or below 80 percent to the area median income, as determined by HUD, adjusted by household size.