REBUILDING AFTER THE HURRICANES WITH HOME

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REBUILDING AFTERTHE HURRICANES WITHHOME CDBG

• Kathleen M. Bialas
• OGC/HHQ/HUD

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Waivers HOMEformula grants www.hud.gov/offices
/cpd/library/katrina/

• Section 290 of the HOME statute authorizes HUD to
  suspend certain HOME statutory requirements for
  funds used to address damage in area which the
  President declares a major disaster under title
  IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief
  Emergency Assistance Act
• Most waivers given geared to immediate needs
• No match for expenditures in FY 2006 FY 2007
• No maximum per-unit subsidy

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Waivers -- CDBGformula grants www.hud.gov/office
s/cpd/library/katrina/

• Section 122 of the CDBG statute authorizes HUD to
  suspend certain CDBG statutory requirements for
  funds used to address damage in area which
  President declares a major disaster areas under
  title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
  Relief Emergency Assistance Act
• Waivers given geared to immediate needs
• Waiver of 15 cap on public services

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CDBG special appropriations

• Public Law 109-148 (Dec 30, 2005) -- 11.5
  billion for CDBG for Louisiana, Mississippi,
  Texas, Alabama Florida for recovery
• Public Law 109-234 (June 15, 2006) -- additional
  5.2 billion for CDBG
• HUD authorized to provide waivers and specify
  alternative requirements

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Federal Registers notices

• 71 FR 7666 (Feb 13, 2006)
• 71 FR 34448 (June 14, 2006)
• 71 FR 34451 (June 14, 2006)
• 71 FR 34457 (June 14, 2006)
• 71 FR 43622 (Aug 1, 2006)
• 71 FR 62372 (Aug 30, 2006)
• 71 FR 63337 (Oct 30, 2006)

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State Use of the funds

• www.doa.louisiana.gov/cdbg/cdbgHome.htm
• www.road2la.org/
• www.mississippi.org/
• www.mississippi.org/content.aspx?url/page/actionp
  lan

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State Use of the funds

• www.dca.state.fl.us/programs.cfm
• www.floridacommunitydevelopment.org/disasterrecove
  ry.cfm
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• www.orca.state.tx.us/index.php/CommunityDevelopme
  nt/CDBGGeneralInfo
• www.orca.state.tx.us/index.php/Community20Develop
  ment/Grant20Fact20Sheets/Disaster20Relief202
  0Urgent20Need20Fund