Disaster Recovery

Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Grant

 

OVERVIEW

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded the City of Detroit over $95.2 million in Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) to support long-term recovery and mitigation efforts following severe storms and flooding in 2021.

This allocation is designed to address needs that remain after all other assistance has been exhausted. The Action Plan details how funds will be allocated to address remaining unmet need in the City of Detroit.

CDBG-DR GRANT BACKGROUND

The Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) grant is designed to provide funding to communities affected by major disasters such as hurricanes, earthquakes, and floods. The purpose of the program is to help communities recover and rebuild by providing financial assistance for a variety of projects such as housing rehabilitation, infrastructure improvements, and economic development.

The funds are typically administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and are awarded to states, territories, and local governments that have been declared eligible for disaster assistance. The program is meant to complement other federal disaster recovery programs and fill in gaps where those programs don't provide sufficient assistance.

 

 

Funding Breakdown

Program Category Project Budget

Housing

$60,545,600

 Private Sewer Repair Program $43,211,450

 

 Affordable Rental Housing Development Program $17,334,150

Infrastructure and
Public Facilities 

$27,421,000

 Public Facility Rehab - Emergency Shelters  $15,000,000
  Public Facility Rehab - Emergency Shelters - Mitigation  $3,000,000
  Infrastructure - Mitigation  $9,421,000

Planning 

$2,500,000

 Integrating Resiliency, Sustainability, Hazard Mitigation, and Disaster Recovery into Detroit’s Master Plan of Policies $500,000
  Extreme Weather and Adaptation Planning  $450,000
  Critical Facilities Adaptation Pre-Development Plan  $400,000
  Fischer Relief Stormwater Study  $330,000
  Meldrum Sewer Stormwater Study  $50,000
  Near East Side Jos. Campau Stormwater Study $220,000
  Unallocated  $550,000

Administration

   $4,761,400
Total    $95,228,000

 

 

Action Plan and Amendment

Action Plan and Amendment Summary Description
Action Plan Amendment 1 Public Notice 
PUBLIC MEETING Video Recording + Audio Transcript
Public Comment was accepted from 3/27/2024 - 5/2/2024		 Approved by HUD on June 17, 2024
     
Original Action Plan   Public Notice 
Public Comment was accepted from 10/4/2022 - 11/4/2022		 Approved by HUD on April 6, 2023

Grant Management Policies and Procedures 

HRD CDBG-DR & CDBG-CV Duplication of Benefits Policy

HRD CDBG-DR Timely Expenditures of Fund Procedure

HRD CDBG-DR Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Policy

HRD CDBG-DR Citizen Participation Plan

City of Detroit Purchasing of Goods and Services Ordinance 

 

Other Resources

Federal Register Notice (Published May 18, 2022)

Federal Register Notice (Published January 18, 2023)

FEMA Disaster

HUD's Interactive Guide to CDBG-DR