CDBG-DR Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery

Are Grants offered by HUD Community Development Block Grant Disaster Relief CDBG DR right for your household?

This is a non-official report from victims of the 2016 Floods in Louisiana. Many of us have not been able to complete our rebuilding process due to the costs of repairs, our unmet damage needs and lack of insurance or federal funding.

By Writers Pool published 3-22-2018 updated 3-10-2023
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H.R.1892 Bipartisan Budget Act DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT Community Planning And Development

We are not lawyers but we do know when something just doesn't set well with the masses. 3,800 Louisiana flood victims have been refused HUD Grants under the guidance of Governor John Bel Edwards and the state of Louisiana Office of Community Development.

By Contributor published 7-1-2018 updated 7-1-2018
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HUD requires an Environmental Inspection prior to awarding CDBG-DR grants

What state leaders do not understanding is more than a few of these homes required to have Environmental inspections are owned by homeowners that will NOT qualify for CDBG-DR grants no matter the outcome of their environmental inspection.

By Supervisor published 4-28-2018 updated 3-21-2019
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Updates to Duplication of Benefits Requirements Under the Stafford Act for CDBG-DR FR-6169-N-O1

NOTE: Highlighted and linked text is to provide additional resources and to bring your attention to select sections that we have covered in previous months here at Truck And Tools .Com. This is HUDs clarification of Public Laws 115-123 and 115-254.

By Murray Wennerlund published 6-16-2019 updated 8-16-2019
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Unmet needs must be evaluated for cost changes throughout the rebuilding process.

Your state will from time to time based on influence from your governors office elect to evaluate any increase in disaster recovery costs. Your allowance for sqft may have been 78 dollars adjusted to 87 dollars due to increase costs of materials.

By Murray Wennerlund published 10-5-2022 updated 10-5-2022
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HUD CDBG-DR Grants funded by Public Law 117-43 from the 117 Congress

Federal Taxpayer funded disaster recovery grant funds have been allocated to major and severe disasters declared in 2020 and 2021. H.R.5305 - Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act is allocating

By Murray Wennerlund published 10-31-2021 updated 11-6-2021
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What does disaster unmet needs mean?

Unmet needs are all costs related to your recovery that were not covered by other resources.

By Murray Wennerlund published 8-27-2022 updated 9-4-2022
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Low Income Small Business owners with real property and unmet needs can use HUD Economic Revitalization grants

Small Businesses that own real property, are low income, filed a disaster claim with FEMA, filed an application with SBA that was denied could be eligible for HUD CDBG-DR grants managed by your state agency for Unmet Economic Revitalization Needs.

By Murray Wennerlund published 12-20-2021 updated 12-22-2021
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