CDBG-DR grant funds are appropriated by Congress and allocated by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to rebuild disaster-impacted areas and provide crucial seed money to start the long-term recovery process.

Purpose of CDBG-DR funds:

• Focuses on long-term recovery efforts 
• Addresses unmet needs that other federal programs have not addressed yet 
• Funds supplement and fill remaining funding gaps 
• CDBG-DR cannot supplant other federal funds

For more information on CDBG-DR, visit : CDBG-DR Grant Funds | HUD.gov / U.S. HUD

What are CDBG-DR funds used for?

The special appropriation provides funds to the most impacted and distressed areas for: 

 Housing

 Infrastructure

 Economic development

 Public services

 Mitigation

 Local Match for other Federal programs

‍Each CDBG-DR activity must address a disaster-related impact (direct or indirect) in a Presidentially declared area for the covered disaster

• Be a CDBG eligible activity
• Meet a CDBG national objective*
• Disaster-related activities are those that demonstrate a logical connection between the impacts of the covered disaster and the activity’s contribution to community recovery. 

*To meet a CDBG-DR national objective, all activities must:

• Primarily benefit LMI (Low-to-Moderate Income) persons;
• Aid in the prevention or elimination of slums or blight; or
• Meet other community development needs having an urgency because existing conditions pose a serious and immediate threat to the health or welfare of the community where other financial resources are not available to meet such needs (known as “Urgent Need”).