The Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 () is a United States federal law that, among other provisions, amended the Housing Act of 1937 to create the Section 8 housing program, authorized the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development to award "Entitlement Communities Grants" under the Community Development Block Grant program, created the National Institute of Building Sciences, and established the first federal Urban Homesteading program.
The legislation was passed by the 93rd United States Congress and signed into law by President Gerald Ford on August 22, 1974.
See also Mobile Home Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974
References
External links Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 as amended (PDF/details) in the GPO Statute Compilations collection Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 as enacted (details) in the US Statutes at Large on Congress.gov Entitlement Communities Grants information, from hud.gov 24 C.F.R. PART 590—URBAN HOMESTEADING