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Disaster Recovery

The Texas General Land Office is the lead state agency for managing disaster recovery grants through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Highly experienced in disaster recovery, the Land Office coordinated the cleanup of the Texas coast after hurricanes Dolly and Ike. The agency's management of disaster recovery grants gives local communities a single contact, cuts red tape, and reduces administrative costs.

Disaster recovery efforts from Dolly and Ike affect more than 11 million Texans — or about 45 percent — in 62 counties. The Land Office will continue to partner with private firms to assist us in our disaster recovery efforts.

The state received 2 separate allocations of Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) from HUD totaling $3.1 billion. The distribution occurs in three main phases: Round 1, Round 2.1, and Round 2.2. The first allocation (Round 1) is $1,314,990,193, with housing funds administered locally by 18 different subrecipients across the impacted region, and nonhousing funds contracted to more than 200 grantees for infrastructure projects and economic development activities.

The second allocation of $1,743,001,247 is split between two phases, being referred to as Round 2.1 and Round 2.2. Funds distributed under Round 2.1 were allowed to move forward under certain conditions, prior to an updated Phase 1 Analysis of Impediments (AI). All Round 2.1 projects are only for nonhousing and planning activities. The Round 2.2 funds must consider the impediments to fair housing identified in the recently HUD-approved Phase 1 AI. The distribution of funding for Round 2.2 will occur in late 2011.

Action Plans - The state of Texas is required to publish Action Plans describing the proposed use of Community Development Block Grants disaster recovery funding.  Learn More

Methods of Distribution – Council of Governments recommend how the regions intend to distribute funding to foster long-term community recovery.  Learn More