Allocations, Common Application, Waivers, and Alternative Requirements for Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Grantees

This notice allocates $299 million in Community Development Block Grant disaster recovery (CDBG-DR) funds appropriated by the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2016 for the purpose of assisting long-term recovery in South Carolina and Texas. This notice describes applicable waivers and alternative requirements, relevant statutory provisions for grants provided under this notice, the grant award process, criteria for plan approval, and eligible disaster recovery activities. The waivers, alternative requirements, and other provisions of this notice reflect the Department's commitment to expediting recovery, increasing the resilience of impacted communities and ensuring transparency in the use of Federal disaster recovery funds.