Disaster Recovery HUD / CDBG-DR / CDBG-MIT Programs
Federal Register Notice
On August 30, 2019, HUD published the Federal Register Notice which allocated CDBG-MIT funds and outlined funding requirements. CDBG-MIT funding has been allocated to grantees having qualifying 2015, 2016, and 2017 disasters to mitigate against future disaster risks and losses through the implementation of strategic, high-impact activities that are grounded in effective planning.
Categories of Eligible Activities
Infrastructure
Construction of risk reduction infrastructure or retrofitting existing infrastructure to increase resistance to disasters.
Housing
Buyouts, elevation, or residential retrofits.
Economic Development
Installation of disaster mitigation improvements and technologies, hardening of commercial areas, financing to support the development of mitigation measures.
Planning & Administration
Development of resilient building codes and land use plans, development and updating of FEMA approved HMPs, planning and public service activities to reduce flood insurance premiums.
Matching Funds
Examination, selection and integration of appropriate risk management procedures
Recommendations
- Review and update HMP, ensure HMP has current FEMA approval.
- Start project identification immediately, focus on projects that have regional impact and maximize federal investment.
- Analyze LMA areas, coordinate regionally.
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Subject matter expertise and staff augmentation
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Application preparation and project implementation
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Training and technical assistance
— Heightened scrutiny on financial management controls, procurement processes, grant management, and cost verification
HUD CDBG-DR and CDBG-MIT Grant Assistance
- Disaster relief
- Long term recovery
- Repair and rebuild housing
- Restoration of infrastructure
- Economic revitalization
- Mitigation
- Program identification, design, and implementation
- Application preparation for local governments and subgrantees
- Section 3 compliance
- HUD reporting
- GIS and data analysis
- National objective determinations
- Cross-cutting requirement compliance
- Needs assessments
- Action plan writing
- CDBG-DR and CDBG-MIT local match coordination for FEMA-funded projects
Grant Lifecycle
- Pre-Award
- Start Up
- Implementation
- Closeout
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