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Awards/PROJECT GRANT (B)

$314,645,000

Department of Housing and Urban Development·Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development

to CITY OF HOUSTON

housingactive
WORK BEGAN2026-03-20·LATEST ACTION2026-06-05·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDASST_NON_B-25-MU-48-0001_086
Award description

PURPOSE: TO ASSIST WITH PRESIDENTIALLY-DECLARED DISASTER RELIEF, LONG-TERM RECOVERY AND MITIGATION ACTIVITIES.; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: RESTORATION OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND HOUSING, ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION, AND MITIGATION IN THE MOST IMPACTED AND DISTRESSED (MID), AREAS RESULTING FROM QUALIFYING MAJOR DISASTERS.; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: OUTCOMES RANGE FROM THE FOLLOWING ACCOMPLISHEMENT EXAMPLES: HOUSEHOLDS BENEFITTING FROM CDBG-DR, CDBG-MIT AND CDBG-NDR FUNDS, HOUSING UNIT(S) NEW CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, OR REHABILITATION ACTIVITIES, BUSINESSES ASSISTED, JOBS CREATED AND/OR RETAINED, REHABILITATION OR RECONSTRUCTION OF A PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT, OR PUBLIC FACILITIES.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THE INTENDED PRINCIPAL BENEFICIARIES OF CDBG-DR, CDBG-MIT AND/OR CDBG-NDR FUNDS ARE LOW- AND MODERATE-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS, WHICH MAY INCLUDE LOW- AND MODERATE-INCOME PERSONS OR HOUSEHOLDS, AND BUSINESSES WITH URGENT NEEDS.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: CDBG-DR, CDBG-MIT AND/OR CDBG-NDR ASSISTANCE MAY FUND A BROAD RANGE OF GRANTEE RECOVERY ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: HOUSING REHABILITATION OR RECONSTRUCTION, NEW HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, REPAIRING ROADS AND BRIDGES, REPAIRING WATER AND WASTEWATER FACILITIES, PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO AFFECTED BUSINESS OWNERS, JOB TRAINING AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

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In plain English

HUD allocates $314.6M to Houston for disaster recovery, housing restoration, infrastructure repair, and economic revitalization in presidentially declared disaster areas.

Sub-sectors
cdbg-disaster-recoverydisaster-mitigationinfrastructure-restoration
Why this matters

CDBG-DR funds enable long-term community recovery in low-income areas that lack resources to rebuild independently after major disasters.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-19. Cost: $0.003260.

Period of performance
Start
2026-03-20
End
2032-03-20
Status
activein 2090 days
Sources

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