Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Program (CDBG-DR)

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The Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Program works to rebuild areas affected by disaster through grants for unmet housing needs, infrastructure, and business needs.  Congress appropriates these funds in response to presidentially declared disasters. The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) allocates the appropriated funding to states and entitlement communities based on unmet needs.

DCA is currently administering three separate allocations: 2017 CDBG-DR, CDBG Mitigation, and 2018 CDBG-DR. Two tornadoes touched down in Southwest Georgia (DR 4294 and DR 4297) and Hurricane Irma (DR 4338) affected the coast in 2017. In 2018, Hurricane Michael (DR 4400) ravaged Southwest Georgia again. Additional information pertaining to the individual allocations can be found in the tabs located at the bottom of the page.

Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity:
DCA’s Fair Housing policies can be found on the following webpage: https://www.dca.ga.gov/fairhousing.
If you need further information regarding DCA’s Fair Housing policies, please contact a DCA Fair Housing Coordinator at fairhousing@dca.ga.gov.
 
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  • NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS CDBG-DR PROGRAM

    PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) will hold two (2) public hearings at 11:00 AM and 3:00 PM on Thursday, May 2, 2024, at the Historic City Hall located at 201 E. Solomon Street, Griffin, GA 30223 in a room that will be noted at the time of the hearing.

    The purpose of the hearings is to provide an opportunity for public engagement regarding the $12,595,000 awarded to Georgia by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds for activities in the Presidentially Declared Disaster areas affected by the January 2023 tornadoes (DR 4685).

    Through coordinated efforts with the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency (GEMA/HS) and Local Governments, DCA is in the process of drafting a Public Action Plan.  The Public Action Plan will identify the intended use of the CDBG-DR funds and is due to HUD on May 31, 2024.

    DCA will take input from citizens at each of the two (2) public hearings.  Any comments, both written and oral, will be recorded and submitted in the Action Plan.  All comments will be considered but may not ultimately affect programmatic decisions.

    The Georgia Department of Community Affairs, the administrator of the CDBG-DR funding, is committed to providing all persons with equal access to its services, programs, activities, education, and employment regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, disability, or age.  For reasonable accommodation, hearing impairment assistance, or language access assistance, please contact fairhousing@dca.ga.gov by April 24, 2024.  Translation of the notice and interpretation services for this event are available upon request.

    Spanish

    La traducción del aviso y los servicios de interpretación para este evento están disponibles previa solicitud.

    Chinese

    可根据要求提供本次活动通知的翻译和口译服务。

    Kě gēnjù yāoqiú tígōng běn cì huódòng tōngzhī de fānyì hé kǒuyì fúwù.

    Korean

    요청 시 본 행사에 대한 공지사항 번역 및 통역 서비스가 제공됩니다.

    yocheong si bon haengsa-e daehan gongjisahang beon-yeog mich tong-yeog seobiseuga jegongdoebnida.

    Vietnamese

    Dịch vụ thông báo và phiên dịch cho sự kiện này được cung cấp theo yêu cầu.

     

    Those interested in attending virtually can register here:

    11:00 AM - https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6720822437959932762

    3:00 PM - https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7149590191350766424

  • Public Notice – Draft Public Action Plan for CDBG-DR 2023 Allocation (January Tornadoes)

    April 15, 2024 – Notice is hereby given that the Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) is seeking public comment for the 2023 CDBG-DR Action Plan (January Tornadoes) and may be viewed here: https://www.dca.ga.gov/node/9020 

    The purpose of the hearings is to provide an opportunity for public engagement regarding the $12,595,000 awarded to Georgia by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds for activities in the Presidentially Declared Disaster areas affected by the January 2023 tornadoes (DR 4685).

    Through coordinated efforts with the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency (GEMA/HS) and Local Governments, DCA is in the process of drafting a Public Action Plan.  The Public Action Plan will identify the intended use of the CDBG-DR funds and is due to HUD on May 31, 2024.

    The public comment period began on Monday, April 15, 2024, by posting on the DCA website and distribution by email to Local Governments to inform the public of the draft Public Action Plan and inviting comment through Thursday, May 16, 2024.  During the public comment period comments may be directed to:

    Email: CDBG-DR@dca.ga.gov

    or by mail to:

    Georgia Department of Community Affairs

    ATTN: CDBG-DR

    60 Executive Park South, NE

    Atlanta, GA 30329

     

    In addition, DCA will hold two (2) hybrid public hearings on Thursday, May 2, 2024.  The public hearings will be held at the Historic City Hall, 201 E. Solomon Street, Griffin, GA 30223 at 11:00 AM and 3:00 PM.  Interested parties can attend in-person or virtually.  Those interested in attending virtually can register here:

    11:00 AM - https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6720822437959932762

    3:00 PM - https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7149590191350766424