“The biggest mistake I’ve seen across the country in programs is not following proper procurement,” says IBTS Corporate Disaster Recovery Executive Mike Spletto. “I’ve seen local governments have the entire procurement become null and void for not following federal competitive bid requirements.” Because the CDBG-DR program is federally funded, grantees must follow federal procurement policies when… Read more
Because the program is federally funded, grantees must follow federal procurement policies when issuing contracts for goods and services using program funds. These can be easy to overlook in the urgency to rebuild after a natural disaster, especially for the many localities that have little to no experience with federal procurement policies. As the… Read more
This form is to be used by responsible entities and recipients when requesting the release of funds, and requesting the authority to use such funds, for U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) programs identified by statutes that provide for the assumption of the environmental review responsibility by units of general local government and state.… Read more
Successful program management requires adequate recordkeeping systems that allow subrecipients and grantees to track their performance against contract goals. This chapter of ‘s Playing by the Rules: A Handbook for CDBG Subrecipients on Administrative Systems, provides an overview of the minimum standards required for documentation and also provides a checklist of key administrative, financial and project records.… Read more
monitors certain community planning and development (CPD) program recipients, including recipients, to assess program efficiency, quality of performance, and to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse. The CPD Monitoring Handbook outlines monitoring standards and processes and is intended for use by all HUD CPD staff involved in monitoring programs. However, CDBG-DR subreceipients and grantees can use… Read more
As part of the Disaster Recovery Homeowner Rehab Program Design and Implementation Toolkit, these sample Damage Assessments Master Specifications are intended for use by a state or locality in need of reviewing their construction and demolition ‘specs’ for the inclusion of damage-related conditions. Damage Assessments Master Specifications
This guide provides links to the various tools needed for the funded Homeowner Rehabilitation Program, which provides funding to help homeowners rehabilitate disaster-damaged residences. Homeowner Rehabilitation Program
This guide provides an overview of the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funded Homeowner Rehabilitation Program, which provides funding to help homeowners rehabilitate disaster-damaged residences. Homeowner Rehabilitation Housing Program
grantees that choose to engage subrecipients in their program are responsible for providing a formal subrecipient agreement. This sample CDBG-DR subrecipient agreement template identifies the minimum amount of content for consistency with the Entitlement and State CDBG Program requirements. However, grantees should adjust the agreement to ensure it meets their CDBG-DR award requirements, in addition… Read more
The purpose of this guide is to recruit and retain a workforce capable of carrying out the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) program. CDBG-DR Human Resources
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