Congressional Justifications for 1998 Budget Estimates

Community Planning and Development
National Cities in Schools Community Development Program

Program Highlights

NA = Not Applicable

NOTE: Outlays in 1996 are from funds appropriated in 1994 within the separate National Cities in Schools account, as well as from recaptured funds made available in 1996 within the Annual Contributions for Assisted Housing account. All other amounts are included in the Annual Contributions for Assisted Housing account.

The Budget does not include an appropriation request for the National Cities in Schools Community Development program in 1998.

Actual 1996 outlays are $1.5 million higher because additional National Cities in Schools funding was appropriated within the Annual Contributions account after the budget estimate, and these outlays are included in the total.

A slight reduction of $1 million in outlays was made to reflect the slower outlay rate of the obligated balances.

The absence of obligations in 1997 and 1998 represent the fact that no appropriation is requested in 1997 or 1998. The outlays will decrease because it is anticipated that the remaining obligated balances will be expended by the end of 1998.

1. Legislative Authority. Funding for the National Cities in Schools Community Development program is authorized by Section 930 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992.

Also, the Housing Opportunity Program Extension Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-120) provided one-time funding of $10 million to be derived from recaptures from the Annual Contributions for Assisted Housing account.

2. Program Area Organization. This program is designed to empower local communities to work through collaborative public/private partnerships involving schools, public housing communities and community organizations to prevent youngsters from dropping out of school, while involving youth in local community building, job training and neighborhood revitalization projects.

Status of Funds

Balances Available

a. Unobligated Balances. The following table compares the program obligations with funds available by year.

b. Obligated Balances. The status of obligated balances is as follows: