Small Populations, Large Effects: Improving the Measurement of the Group Quarters Population in the American Community Survey (2012)

Chapter: Appendix G: The 10 Largest Federal Assistance Programs with Funds Sent Directly to Substate Areas Based on ACS Total Population Estimates, Fiscal Year 2008

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Suggested Citation: "Appendix G: The 10 Largest Federal Assistance Programs with Funds Sent Directly to Substate Areas Based on ACS Total Population Estimates, Fiscal Year 2008." National Research Council. 2012. Small Populations, Large Effects: Improving the Measurement of the Group Quarters Population in the American Community Survey. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13387.

Appendix G

The 10 Largest Federal Assistance Programs with Funds Sent Directly to Substate Areas Based on ACS Total Population Estimates, Fiscal Year 2008


CFDA Number and Program NameDepartmentFiscal Year 2008 ExpendituresData SetRecipient

10.410 Very Low-to-Moderate Income Housing LoansUSDA$7,268,193,451Population Estimates Program estimates, MSAs, area median income, and SF-3/ACSIndividuals
20.500 Federal Transit—Capital Investment Grants (Fixed Guideway Modernization Bus and Bus Facilities New Starts)DOT$4,667,272,525Population Estimates Program estimatesState and local public agencies
14.218 Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement GrantsHUD$2,570,735,980Population Estimates Program estimates, MSAs, area median income, and SF-3/ACSCities and counties
Suggested Citation: "Appendix G: The 10 Largest Federal Assistance Programs with Funds Sent Directly to Substate Areas Based on ACS Total Population Estimates, Fiscal Year 2008." National Research Council. 2012. Small Populations, Large Effects: Improving the Measurement of the Group Quarters Population in the American Community Survey. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13387.
10.558 Child and Adult Care Food ProgramUSDA$2,367,591,204SF-3/ACS and SAIPEStates or approvedinstitutions
10.760 Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural CommunitiesUSDA$2,317,463,815Population Estimates Program estimates, MSAs, SF-3/ACS, and area median incomeCounties and localgovernments
14.872 Public Housing Capital FundHUD$2,277,009,757Area median income and MSAsPublic housing agencies
10.850 Rural Electrification Loans and Loan GuaranteesUSDA$2,255,350,000Population Estimates Program estimatesRural electric cooperatives
14.228 Community Development Block Grants/State’s ProgramHUD$1,981,935,290Population Estimates Program estimates, MSAs, area median income, and SF-3/ACSCounties and cities
14.239 HOME Investment Partnerships ProgramHUD$1,560,899,281Per capita incomeStates and local governments
10.768 Business and Industry LoansUSDA$1,547,724,817Population Estimates Program estimatesIndividuals or rural organizations

NOTES: DOT = U.S. Department of Transportation, HUD = U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, MSA = metropolitan statistical area, SAIPE = Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates Program, SF-3/ACS = Census 2000 Summary File 3/American Community Survey, USDA = U.S. Department of Agriculture.
SOURCE: Taeuber and Carpenter (unpublished).

Suggested Citation: "Appendix G: The 10 Largest Federal Assistance Programs with Funds Sent Directly to Substate Areas Based on ACS Total Population Estimates, Fiscal Year 2008." National Research Council. 2012. Small Populations, Large Effects: Improving the Measurement of the Group Quarters Population in the American Community Survey. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13387.
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Suggested Citation: "Appendix G: The 10 Largest Federal Assistance Programs with Funds Sent Directly to Substate Areas Based on ACS Total Population Estimates, Fiscal Year 2008." National Research Council. 2012. Small Populations, Large Effects: Improving the Measurement of the Group Quarters Population in the American Community Survey. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13387.
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