[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 24, Volume 4]
[Revised as of April 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 24CFR1003.205]

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                 TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
CHAPTER IX--OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING, 
 
PART 1003_COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS FOR INDIAN TRIBES AND ALASKA 
 
                      Subpart C_Eligible Activities
 
Sec.  1003.205  Eligible planning, urban environmental design and policy-

planning-management-capacity building activities.

    (a) Planning activities which consist of all costs of data 
gathering, studies, analysis, and preparation of plans and the 
identification of actions that will implement such plans, including, but

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not limited to comprehensive plans, community development plans and 
functional plans in areas such as housing and economic development. In 
addition, other plans and studies such as capital improvements programs, 
individual project plans, general environmental studies, and strategies 
and action programs to implement plans, including the development of 
codes and ordinances are also eligible activities. With respect to the 
costs of individual project plans, engineering and design costs related 
to a specific activity are eligible as part of the cost of such activity 
under Sec. Sec.  1003.201 through 1003.204 and are not considered 
planning costs. Also, costs necessary to comply with the requirements of 
24 CFR part 58, including project specific environmental assessments and 
clearances for activities eligible under this part are eligible as part 
of the cost of such activities under Sec. Sec.  1003.201 through 
1003.204.
    (b) Policy--planning--management--capacity building activities 
including those which will enable the grantee to determine its needs, 
set long term goals and short term objectives, devise programs to meet 
these goals and objectives, evaluate the progress being made in 
accomplishing the goals and objectives. In addition, actions necessary 
to carry out management, coordination and monitoring of activities 
necessary for effective planning implementation are eligible planning 
activities, however the costs necessary to implement the plans are not.