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HUD Greenlights $5 Billion Texas Disaster Recovery Plan

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On Monday, Department of Housing and Urban Development [1] Secretary Dr. Ben Carson announced his approval of a $5 billion disaster recovery plan designed to help Texas continue its recovery operations after the impact of last year’s Hurricane Harvey. HUD Deputy Secretary Pamela Hughes Patenaude initially announced a $5 billion allocation of HUD fees to Texas in November 2017, funded through HUD’s Community Development Block Grant—Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Program.

“The Trump Administration is committed to helping Texans impacted by Harvey to rebuild their homes and their lives,” Secretary Carson said. “As the State now turns to the long-term recovery of its communities, Texans can be sure that HUD will be there to help in any way we can to make the state whole again.”

The November allocation of funds required Texas to “develop a thoughtful recovery program informed by local residents,” according to today’s HUD press release. Per HUD’s statement [2], the approved disaster recovery plan includes numerous programs, including:

To read more of DS News’ coverage of the impact and aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, click here [3].