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license: other
license_name: tensorust-sample-license
license_link: https://tensorust.com/datasets/cdbg-timeliness/
pretty_name: "CDBG Timeliness Test Failures (free sample)"
language:
- en
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- tensorust
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- government-money-and-deadlines
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- config_name: sample
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# CDBG Timeliness Test Failures: free sample (Tensorust LLC)

232 CDBG grantees sit above HUD's 1.5x timeliness line, $198M over it, each with its next test date.

**Headline:** HUD measures every CDBG entitlement grantee 60 days before its program year: an undrawn balance above 1.5 times the annual grant is a timeliness failure, and repeat failures cost grant money.

This repository is a **free teaser**, not the dataset. It holds 25 example rows and a summary table with no names in it. The full file has **1,179 rows** and is sold by Tensorust LLC: **[https://tensorust.com/datasets/cdbg-timeliness/](https://tensorust.com/datasets/cdbg-timeliness/)**.

## Files here

| file | what it is |
|---|---|
| `sample.csv` | 25 rows of the full file (the same sample shown on tensorust.com) |
| `summary_by_state.csv` | row counts and totals by state across the full file, no entity names (groups with fewer than 3 rows are folded into "Other") |

## Summary by state (largest groups)

| State | rows | Over the 1.5x limit (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| CA | 180 | 16,050,004 |
| FL | 79 | 24,170,402 |
| TX | 76 | 34,644,421 |
| NJ | 53 | 15,271,711 |
| PA | 50 | 10,326,872 |
| NY | 49 | 4,777,649 |
| MI | 46 | 8,655,650 |
| OH | 43 | 9,786,821 |
| IL | 39 | 61,722 |
| MA | 35 | 2,864,241 |
| WA | 30 | 1,685,301 |
| VA | 29 | 4,027,079 |
| TOTAL | 1,179 | 198,059,766 |

Full table: `summary_by_state.csv`.

## What the full file has

- 1,179 rows
- Key fields: grantee, state, grantee_key, uei, current_grant_id, current_grant_usd, undisbursed_balance_usd, timeliness_ratio, limit_1_5x_usd, over_limit_usd
- Parquet and CSV, a README with sources, method and limits, and the build script
- Free 25-row sample (no personal contact data)

Coverage: 1,179 entitlement grantees (metro cities and urban counties, B-20 to B-26 grants); 232 over 1.5x, 208 between 1.3x and 1.5x. USAspending award data through Aug 31, 2026 (FY2026 period 11); built Nov 2, 2026

### Columns in the full file

| column | meaning |
|---|---|
| `grantee` | Grantee name as on the award |
| `state` | State |
| `grantee_key` | HUD grant key (MC/UC-state-number) |
| `uei` | Recipient UEI |
| `current_grant_id` | Most recent entitlement grant |
| `current_grant_usd` | Its amount |
| `undisbursed_balance_usd` | Undrawn balance across B-20 to B-26 grants |
| `timeliness_ratio` | Balance divided by the current grant |
| `limit_1_5x_usd` | 1.5 times the current grant |
| `over_limit_usd` | Dollars above the 1.5x line (0 if under) |
| `status` | Over, near or under the line |
| `program_year_start_month` | Program year start month |
| `next_test_date` | Next HUD measurement date |
| `grants_counted` | Grants in the balance |
| `oldest_grant_with_balance` | Oldest grant still carrying money |
| `outlays_missing_flag` | True if any grant had no outlay figure (counted as 0 outlays) |
| `source_url` | USAspending award page |

## Get the full file

| tier | price | includes |
|---|---|---|
| Single grantee file | $495 | One grantee's balance, ratio, grant-by-grant drawdown and dollars needed to pass, with sources. |
| National file | $2,490 | Every grantee in the country, all fields, CSV and Parquet. |
| National file with quarterly updates | $6,000 a year | The national file refreshed each quarter as USAspending outlays post, plus a test-date calendar. |

Email **mattbusel@tensorust.com** with the tier and a billing contact, and we will send a proper invoice (ACH or card). The file is delivered once the invoice is paid. Details and the live sample: [https://tensorust.com/datasets/cdbg-timeliness/](https://tensorust.com/datasets/cdbg-timeliness/). All datasets: https://tensorust.com/datasets/

## Method and limits

For each grantee, sum obligation minus cumulative outlays over its B-20 to B-26 entitlement grants (CDBG-CV excluded) and divide by the most recent grant. The next test date is 60 days before the program year start HUD recorded on the B-22 to B-24 grants. Grants before FY2020 are left out because USAspending outlays start in FY2020, so a balance can only be understated, never inflated. Status: over 1.5x, near (1.3x to 1.5x), under 1.3x.

Not HUD's official timeliness determination (HUD uses IDIS draw data, which can differ by a few weeks of draws and by program income). Not a finding of noncompliance. Not legal advice. Public award data only, no contact data.

## Sources

- USAspending.gov award records, Assistance Listing 14.218 (CDBG Entitlement), obligations and cumulative outlays per grant: https://www.usaspending.gov/search
- 24 CFR 570.902, the CDBG timeliness standard: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-24/subtitle-B/chapter-V/subchapter-C/part-570/subpart-O/section-570.902
- HUD CDBG expenditure reports (method check): https://www.hudexchange.info/programs/cdbg/cdbg-expenditure-reports/

## License

The sample and summary here are free to view, analyze and cite with attribution to "Tensorust LLC, https://tensorust.com/datasets/cdbg-timeliness/". The full dataset is licensed separately per tier. No resale or redistribution of Tensorust data without a written license.

Tensorust LLC, Tuckahoe NY. mattbusel@tensorust.com | https://tensorust.com