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IN 1977 CONGRESS ENACTED THE URBAN DEVELOPMENT ACTION GRANT (UDAG) PROGRAM TO HELP DISTRESSED COMMUNITIES DEVELOP ECONOMICALLY. THIS ARTICLE DRAWS FROM CASE STUDIES OF TEN NONMETROPOLITAN COMMUNITIES WITH ACTION GRANTS. IT FOCUSES ON THE FACTORS THAT AFFECT THE COMPLETION AND BENEFITS OF PROJECTS, PARTICULARLY RELATIONS WITH PRIVATE DEVELOPERS AND LOCAL MANAGEMENT CAPACITY. THE STUDIES SHOW THAT THE UDAG PROGRAM HAS BEEN FLEXIBLE IN ACCOMMODATING DIFFERENCES IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEEDS AS PERCEIVED LOCALLY. HOWEVER, MANY OF THE PROJECTS HAVE NOT PRODUCED THE NUMBERS OF JOBS ORIGINALLY PROPOSED. SEVERAL COMMUNITIES ENCOUNTERED PROBLEMS WITH PRIVATE DEVELOPERS WHO EITHER ABANDONED THE PROJECTS OR FAILED TO PRODUCE EXPECTED RESULTS. SMALLER COMMUNITIES IN THE SAMPLE TENDED TO LACK GRANTSMANSHIP, MANAGEMENT, AND LEGAL RESOURCES.