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Texas GLO Posts Amendment 9 to Hurricane Harvey State Action Plan for Public Comment

Today the Texas General Land Office (GLO) posted Amendment 9 to the State Action Plan for $5.676 billion in Community Development Block Grants for Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) for a federally required 30-day public comment period. The amendment includes the following changes requested by Harris County and the City of Houston:Harris County Administered Disaster Recovery ProgramHarris County Public Services increased to $3,000,000Harris County Planning decreased to $37,000,000Minor changes to program administration for Harris County Homeowner Assistance Program, Residential Buyout Program, H

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Texas GLO Posts Amendment 6 to 2016 State Action Plan for Public Comment

Today the Texas General Land Office (GLO) posted Amendment 6 to the 2016 State Action Plan for $238.895 million in Community Development Block Grants for Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) for a federally required 14-day public comment period. The amendment details how $9,311,313.78 in unused housing funds will be reallocated from housing to infrastructure activities in Newton County’s Method of Distribution (MOD).

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Texas General Land Office to celebrate completion of two affordable rental housing complexes in Aransas Pass and Victoria

Today, August 10, the Texas General Land Office disaster recovery team will celebrate the completion of two multifamily housing complexes to replace affordable rental housing damaged or destroyed in Hurricane Harvey. The GLO awarded $8,650,000 to rebuild Coastal Bend Crossing, an 80-unit affordable rental complex in Aransas Pass, in addition to $18,375,435 to rebuild the Fox Run Apartments, a 150-unit multifamily community in Victoria.

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Harris County receiving $1.1 billion in infrastructure and mitigation projects

Today, Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush announced plans to subaward $750 million in light of a denial by U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) of a direct allocation of mitigation funding for Harris County. The General Land Office (GLO) will be drafting an action plan that will include a set aside of Community Development Block Grant Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) funding for $750 million and direct at least $500 million in additional funds to be distributed through the Regional Mitigation Program.

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GLO posts Regional Needs Assessments for the Homeowner Assistance and Reimbursement Programs for Public Comment

Today the Texas General Land Office (GLO) posted the Regional Needs Assessments for the Homeowner Assistance Program and Reimbursement Programs (HARP) for a federally mandated 15-day public comment period.

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Texas GLO Posts Amendment 1 to 2019 Disasters State Action Plan for Public Comment

Today the Texas General Land Office (GLO) posted Amendment 1 to the $212.74 million State Action Plan for 2019 Disasters for a federally required 30-day public comment period. The amendment details how $14,769,000 in additional funds, awarded by the U.S.

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Bush Requests Direct Funding Allocation to Harris County for Mitigation

Today, Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush announced his request to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for Harris County to receive a direct allocation of $750 million for mitigation efforts.    “I have heard the overwhelming concerns of Harris County regarding the mitigation funding competition,” said Commissioner Bush. “The federal government’s red tape requirements and complex regulations are a hallmark of President Biden’s administration.

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$16 million granted by Texas GLO for historic disaster mitigation projects in Calhoun County

Funds to improve roads, sewer and drainage infrastructure approved for Calhoun County, City of Seadrift

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$9 million granted by Texas GLO for historic disaster mitigation projects in Hardin County

Funds to improve water infrastructure approved for the city of Sour Lake

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