Cities and counties can incur millions of dollars in disaster response and recovery costs. Although FEMA reimburses most of these, if cost and time expenditures aren’t properly recorded localities may be denied assistance or forced to return money years after the disaster hits. While local leaders are not directly responsible for documenting disaster expenses, it’s… Read more
Cities and counties can incur millions of dollars in disaster response and recovery costs. Although most of these costs are eligible for FEMA reimbursement, if cost and time expenditures aren’t properly recorded localities may be denied assistance or forced to return money years after the disaster hits. Some municipalities have an appointed disaster financial manager,… Read more
Cities and counties can incur millions of dollars in disaster response and recovery costs. Although FEMA reimburses most of these, if cost and time expenditures aren’t properly recorded localities may be denied assistance or forced to return money years after the disaster hits. While emergency managers are not directly responsible for documenting disaster expenses, it’s… Read more
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 ensure that the grantee’s Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) program complies with all federal rules and to recommend improvements that enhance programmatic efficiency, effectiveness and documented results. CDBG-DR Compliance and Monitoring
This guide details the many crosscutting federal requirements that apply to Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) and to the specific programs and projects grantees may choose to carry out. Crosscutting Federal Requirements Applicable to CDBG-DR Program
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) provides this interactive map of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) grantees and LMISD block groups, places, county subdivisions, and counties. CDBG Low Moderate Income Area Data ACS-Based
These state-level data sets provide estimates of the number of low and moderate income individuals (LMISD) by block group based on the 2006 – 2010 American Community Survey (ACS). FY 2017 LMISD by State – All Block Groups, Based on 2006-2010 American Community Survey
The CPD Income Eligibility Calculator is an interactive tool that makes determining the income eligibility and assistance amounts for beneficiaries of the CPD programs simple. This guide details how to appropriately use the tool. CPD Income Eligibility Calculator User Manual
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Exchange provides this online calculator as a tool to determine your grant assistance eligibility. CPD Income Eligibility Calculator
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