Natural disasters are unpredictable and can happen at any time. They often catch homeowners off-guard and unprepared to provide the legal documentation for their home required to begin the reconstruction process. If you are a local agency, NGO, or other agency tasked with preparing your community for natural disasters, it’s important to provide homeowners with… Read more
IBTS recommends using the WH-347 form — a standardized fillable PDF payroll form recognized by every federal agency — to track disaster related time and cost expenditures. If payroll is not properly documented during disaster response and recovery, municipalities may not be eligible for FEMA reimbursement or may be forced to return their funds years after the… 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. It’s important that your locality has a plan in place for mundane… 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
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
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
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