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Dept. of Community Development Community Development Block Grant Project Records, 1971-1988

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Seattle (Wash.). Dept. of Community Development
Title
Dept. of Community Development Community Development Block Grant Project Records
Dates
1971-1988 (inclusive)
1975-1988 (bulk)
Quantity
35.2 cubic feet, (88 boxes)
Collection Number
1605-02
Summary
Records documenting work on Community Development Block Grant projects in Seattle.
Repository
Seattle Municipal Archives
Seattle Municipal Archives
Office of the City Clerk
City of Seattle
PO Box 94728
98124-4728
Seattle, WA
Telephone: 2062337807
Fax: 2063869025
archives@seattle.gov
Access Restrictions

Records are open to the public.

Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for processing this record series was provided through a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
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Historical Note

The Department of Community Development administered the City's comprehensive plan and provided direction and support for the City's physical and economic development through community planning. DCD was established in 1969 and assumed the responsibilities of the City Planning Commission and the Urban Renewal Program. In 1972, the Office of Economic Development was created in the Department to provide information to businesses that were expanding or relocating in Seattle. DCD was the lead agency for implementing various types of grant funded projects, such as Neighborhood Improvement Program, Targeted Neighborhood Assistance Program, and Neighborhood Development Program. DCD was abolished in 1992 and its programs were relocated in the Department of Neighborhoods, Department of Housing and Human Services, Planning Department, and other agencies.

Community Development Block Grants, funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, were first issued to Seattle in 1975. The Department of Community Development, and later the Human Services Department, administer the program and distribute Seattle's grant funds to the city agencies and community-based social service organizations that carry out the projects. Block grant programs in the city are concentrated in low income neighborhoods and focus on housing rehabilitation; extension of human services such as child care, nutrition, victim advocacy, medical services, and employment and training; and neighborhood improvement through economic development.

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Content Description

Files documenting work on specific Block Grant projects, including health care, housing, neighborhood development, and social services initiatives. Records include background information, project milestones, financial reports, letters of authority, contracting information, program plans, budgets, and correspondence. Later boxes contain some applications for projects that were not funded.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

[Item and date], Community Development Block Grant Project Records, Record Series 1605-02. Box [number], Folder [number]. Seattle Municipal Archives.

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Administrative Information

Separated Materials

Some publications were removed and transferred to the Published Documents collection.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

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Subject Terms

  • Community development--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Community Development Block Grant Program (Seattle, Wash.)
  • Health care--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Housing--Washington (State)--Seattle

Corporate Names

  • Seattle (Wash.). Dept. of Community Development
  • United States. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development

Geographical Names

  • Seattle (Wash.)

Finding aid prepared by Julie Kerssen and Ellie Letterman
2010

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