HUD Approves $5B Recovery Plan For Texas

Around $413 million supports infrastructure repairs and enhancements for local communities as part of a comprehensive long-term recovery program…

The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) approved $5 billion through its Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery Program to support long-term recovery efforts in Texas due to Hurricane Harvey.

The largest share of the funding, $2.3 million, goes to the city of Houston and Harris County to address their recovery needs.

Both city and county officials must submit those plans to state officials for approval.

The Single-Family Homeowner Assistance Program is being allotted $1.1 billion to help homeowners rehabilitate and rebuild homes damaged during Hurricane Harvey.

Around $413 million supports infrastructure repairs and enhancements for local communities as part of a comprehensive long-term recovery program along with Federal Emergency Management Agency funding.

HUD officials approved $275 million to allow certain eligible homeowners to sell their damaged home to a local government and $251 million to pay for the state program costs, including contract administration, compliance monitoring, the provision of technical assistance to applicants and other activities.

Another award includes $250,000 million for the Affordable Rental program to rehabilitate, rebuild or build new affordable multi-family rental properties.

This article was originally published by Strategic Partnerships.