PROGRAM OBJECTIVES:
Under the Community Development Work-Study Program(CDWSP), HUD will make grants to institutions of higher education, either directly or through areawide planning organizations or States, for the purpose of providing assistance to economically disadvantaged and minority students who participate in community development work-study programs and are enrolled in full-time graduate programs in community and economic development, community planning or community management. The primary objectives of the program are to attract economically disadvantaged and minority students to careers in community and economic development, community planning, and community management, and to provide a cadre of well qualified professionals to plan, implement, and administer local community development programs.

ELIGIBLE FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES:
1. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT;
- Planning and Research;
- Technical Assistance and Services;
2. EDUCATION;
- Resource Development and Support - Higher Education;
- Resource Development and Support - School Aid;

WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM THIS PROGRAM:
- Minority group;
- Specialized group (e.g. health professionals, students, veterans);

WHO CAN APPLY:
- State (includes District of Columbia, public institutions of higher education and hospitals);
- Public non-profit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals);