HUD's competitive grant programs are meant to work in tandem with the efforts associated with HUD's larger formula-based programs and Section 8 Contract Renewals. Whereas the competitive programs covered in the User's Guide have approximately $2.7 billion in FY 2000 appropriations, HUD's formula-based programs and Section 8 contract renewals total nearly $23 billion.

This section provides descriptions of HUD's major non-competitive programs, which include:

• Community Development Block Grants (CDBG).
• HOME Investment Partnerships program.
• Section 8 Contract Renewals.
• Public Housing Operating Subsidy.
• Indian Housing Block Grants (IHBG).
• Emergency Shelter Grants (ESG)
• Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA)
• Fair Housing Assistance Program (FHAP).
• Public Housing Capital Fund Program (CFP).
• Public Housing Drug Elimination Grant Program (PHDEP).

Together, these programs account for the majority of grant funding provided by HUD and set the context in which the competitive grant programs operate.