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STATEMENT OF OBJECTIVES 1983 JOBS BILL ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION URBAN HENNEPIN COUNTY CDBG PROGRAM The Jobs Bill of 1983 provided for an additional appropriation to the Community Development Block Grant program principally for the creation and direct support of jobs. Urban Hennepin County -has received an - additional allocation of $1 ,051;000 under the Jobs Bill which must be scheduled for use by July 1 , 1983, and fully expended by September l ; 1985. In programming the use of this additional funding; HUD requires that Urban Hennepin County establish a set of objectives to guide the selection of activities to be funded with the appropriation. These objectives must reflect the intent of both the Jobs Bill and the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974; as amended. Two sets of general objectives are therefore applicable. One set from the COBG program itself: Principally benefit to low and moderate income persons. a Aid in the prevention or elimination of slums and blight. • • Meet other community development needs having a particular urgency. And one set from the Jobs Bill : a Provide productive employment for jobless Americans. a Hasten or initiate federal (funded) projects and construction. e Provide humanitarian assistance to the indigent. Proposals for the use of the additional allocation to the. CDBG program . through the Jobs Bill must be consistent with at least one of the generally applicable objectives from each set. The Jobs Bill strongly emphasizes the funding of activities which will create and directly support jobs. This; therefore; becomes the primary objective of Urban Hennepin County in programming the use of these. funds. In addition, HUD particularly emphasizes the funding of community deve- lopment activities of the following nature as consistent with the purposes of the Bill : a Public works and facilities. a Financial assistance to- private businesses for economic . development. a Housing rehabilitation. a Public services.