Primary Department: Housing and Community Development
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Thao Costis, Executive Director
Secondary Department: N/A
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: N/A
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Policy
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A - Not a grant item
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for approval to authorize the submission of the Disaster Recovery (DR)-Action Plan for the 2024 Houston Derecho & Hurricane Beryl Disasters to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
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Background and Discussion:
This Disaster Recovery Action Plan is written to meet the requirements set forth by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for accessing Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds that were allocated to the County on January 16, 2025. This CDBG-DR funding is intended to support the County's recovery from the Houston Derecho and Hurricane Beryl by addressing recovery needs that cannot be met by other sources, such as resources from insurance, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) programs, Small Business Administration (SBA) loans, or other recovery resources.
The County has 90 days from the effective date of the allocation announcement (January 21, 2025) to submit this Action Plan to HUD, which must include a 30-day public comment period and Harris County Commissioner's Court approval to submit the Plan.
Expected Impact:
The approval of the DR-Action Plan by HUD will allow ?Harris County? to receive ?$67,326,000.00? in funding to support long-term recovery efforts.
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