HUD provides flexible grants to help cities, counties, and States recover from Presidentially declared disasters, especially in low-income areas, subject to availability of supplemental appropriations. In response to Presidentially declared disasters, Congress may appropriate additional funding for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program as Disaster Recovery grants to rebuild the affected areas and provide crucial seed money to start the recovery process. Since CDBG Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) assistance may fund a broad range of recovery activities, HUD can help communities and neighborhoods that otherwise might not recover due to limited resources.
HUD announced the winners of the $1 billion National Disaster Resilience Competition (NDRC) on January 21, 2016. Through NDRC, HUD will provide funding to communities that have experienced natural disasters to help them rebuild and increase their resilience to future disasters.
Learn about the National Disaster Resilience Competition
New Orleans, LA and Chicago, IL - 2015
Newark, New Jersey - March 18-20, 2013
Fort Worth, Texas - February 13-16, 2012
Houston, Texas - February 17-19, 2010
New Orleans, Louisiana - April 23-24, 2008
Using CDBG for Disaster Response and Recovery Video
Guidance on Duplication of Benefit Requirements and Provision of CDBG-DR Assistance
CDBG Disaster Recovery Overview Presentation
Duplication of Benefits (DOB) Notice
CDBG Closeout Instruction Notice
Disaster Recovery and Environment
Disaster Preparedness, Response, and Recovery and Homelessness
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