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Community Development Block Grant Program - Disaster Recovery

2005 Hurricane Disaster Recovery

Community Development Block Grant disaster relief funding has been made available to the state by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, pursuant to the Military Construction Appropriations and Emergency Hurricane Supplemental Appropriations Act (Federal Register - Docket No. F.R.-5051-N-01, Volume 71, Number 29). Florida received $82,904,000 for affected communities. Congress allocated the funding to assist in recovery from federally declared disasters that occurred between July 10, 2005 and October 24, 2005. Congress directed that the funds go "to areas facing the greatest need".

Supplemental Funds for Public Housing Authorities

Mitigation Program Description
Environmental Review Process for Public Housing Authority Projects (All public housing authority projects submitted for disaster recovery grants are subject to the HUD Environmental Review Process)
Contract Implementation Workshop Slideshow (April 14, 2008 / Miami)

Supplemental Funds for 2005 Disasters

2005 Resources

Final 2005 Disaster Recovery Emergency Rule
Action Plan for 2005 Disaster Recovery | Plan de accion para la Iniciativa de recuperacion frente a catastrofes correspondiente a 2005
Downloads (C.D.B.G. related forms, documents, etc.)
Urgent Need National Objective Form (Word)

2004 Hurricanes Disaster Recovery

Community Development Block Grant disaster relief funding was made available to the state by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, pursuant to the Military Construction Appropriations and Emergency Hurricane Supplemental Appropriations Act (Federal Register - Docket No. FR-4959-N-01, Volume 69, Number 237). Florida received $100,915,626 for affected communities. Congress allocated the funding to assist in recovery from federally declared disasters that occurred between August 31, 2003 and October 1, 2004. Funds are for disaster relief, long-term recovery and mitigation. Congress has directed that the funds go “to areas facing the greatest need”. Fifteen counties received funding. The resources listed below provide information for those areas.

2004 Resources

2004 Disaster Recovery Final Emergency Rule
Frequently Asked Questions
Determining Service Areas
March 8 Disaster Action Plan in PDF | March 8 Disaster Action Plan in Word
Amendment to Action Plan
Disaster Budget Scope of Work in PDF | Disaster Budget Scope of Work in Word
Workshop Follow-up Questions
Executive Order Number 05-103 (concerning provisions of Section 498.113(3), Florida Statutes)

Additional Information

Visit HUD's website for more information on Florida's progress - Disaster Recovery Assistance
Disaster Recovery Quarterly Status Report in Excel | Disaster Recovery Quarterly Status Report in PDF
Login to FloridaPAPERS
Instructions for Using FloridaPAPERS to Request Funds
Attachment A for Contract Modification