Mitigation

Mitigation In 2018, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) allocated more than $4.3 billion in Community Development Block Grant Mitigation funds (CDBG-MIT) to Texas grantees. All CDBG-MIT activities must meet HUD's definition of mitigation, which is activities that increase resilience to disasters and reduce or eliminate the long-term risk of loss of to and loss of property, and suffering and hardship, by lessening the impact of future disasters. Mitigation allocations from HUD: Disaster Year Grantee CDBG Mitigation Awards 2017 State of Texas $4,074,456,000 2016 State of Texas $169,748,000 2015 Houston, TX $61,884,000 2015 San Marcos, TX $24,012,000 2015 State of Texas $52,985,000 Total $4,383,085,000 On August 30, 2019, HUD published the initial Federal Register notice with rules for how grantees could use the funding. The GLO developed an action plan, which was approved by HUD on March 31, 2020. The GLO continues to administer the CDBG-MIT funding in accordance with the amended and HUD-approved state action plan. Mitigation State Action Plan Timeline View Mitigation State Action Plan Timeline Mitigation State Action Plan View Mitigation State Action Plan GLO Mitigation Presentations and Resources Mitigation Public Hearing Presentation CDBG-MIT Funding Webinar Youtube Video CDBG-MIT Webinar Presentation CDBG-MIT List of Counties CDBG-MIT Map CDBG-MIT Action Plan Summary CDBG-MIT Timeline Information GLO Quick Resources Learn more about the CDBG-MIT funding eligible areas: Cmr. statement on HUD issuance of federal rules for mitigation funds CDBG-MIT Action Plan Page CDBG-MIT Action Plan Summary CDBG-MIT Funding Mitigation Video GLO project delivery caps for CDBG-MIT: GLO CDBG-MIT Project Delivery Cap HUD Training Resources CDBG-DR and CDBG-MIT Webinar Series – Spring 2020 CDBG-MIT Webinar Series CDBG-MIT Committees As part of the Texas General Land Office’s (GLO) administration of Community Development Block Grant – Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) funding, the GLO has established two regional Citizen Advisory Committees. Learn more about CDBG-MIT Citizen Advisory Committees (CAC) Programs Resilient Communities Program The Resilient Communities Program will fund the implementation of modern and resilient building codes and flood damage prevention ordinances to ensure that structures built within the community can withstand future hazards. Application intake will begin on June 1, 2022. Coastal Resiliency Program Provides funds for a combination of green/grey infrastructure, or non-structural CDBG-MIT eligible projects identified in the Texas Coastal Master Plan in Hurricane Harvey HUD MID and State MID areas that increase long-term coastal resiliency. Homeowner Programs The Housing Oversubscription Supplemental program provides funds to reconstruct owner-occupied single-family homes damaged by Hurricane Harvey with elevation or storm hardening. Eligible participants will be drawn from the GLO's existing waitlisted eligible Homeowner Assistance Program (HAP) applicants. The Resilient Home Program Provides funds to reconstruct owner-occupied single-family homes damaged by Hurricane Harvey with additional resiliency standards. CDBG-MIT Local Hazard Mitigation Plans Program (LHMPP) The $25,000,000 Local Hazard Mitigation Plans Program (LHMPP) assists eligible entities through providing grants to develop or update local hazard mitigation plans, or to provide cost share for hazard mitigation planning activities funded through other federal sources. Mitigation Competitions Hurricane Harvey State Mitigation Competition Round 1 ($975,704,817.11 total). The competition is open to agencies, Indian tribes, port authorities, river authorities, and special purpose districts. Planning