tensorust/cdbg-timeliness-sample

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/.

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/. 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.

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