Local Infrastructure Amendment for 2018 Hurricane Harvey Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery Method of Distribution of Funds
The Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) will submit an amendment to the 2018 Method of Distribution (MOD) for Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds for local infrastructure projects in the H-GAC region. If approved by the Texas General Land Office, the amendment will reallocate $2,305,505 in declined and/or de-obligated funds. Funded projects must directly address infrastructure damage from Hurricane Harvey and at least 70% of the funds must be used for persons of low-and moderate-income.
Only entities located in Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Colorado, Fort Bend, Galveston, Liberty, Matagorda, Montgomery, Waller, Walker, or Wharton counties are eligible for funds. The Texas General Land Office did not include Harris County and the City of Houston in the original 2018 allocation and will not include either entity in this reallocation as they each received direct allocations for local infrastructure projects from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development through the Texas General Land Office.
Download the Proposed Reallocation Amendment Summary
Información para la enmienda de infraestructura local para la Subvención en Bloque para el Desarrollo Comunitario del Huracán Harvey 2018 - Método de Recuperación de Desastres de Distribución de Fondos en Español
Thông tin sửa đổi cơ sở hạ tầng địa phương cho Chương trình tài trợ khối phát triển cộng đồng bão Harvey năm 2018 - Phương pháp khắc phục thảm họa phân phối vốn bằng tiếng Việt
有关本地基础设施建设的2018年哈维飓风社区发展整笔拨款 - 灾难恢复资金分配方法修正案相关信息的中文版本
Public Comment Period
H-GAC accepted verbal and written comments on the amendment until Thursday, December 15, 2022, at 5 p.m. Comments were accepted by:
- Phone Message
- Postal Mail
- Hand Delivery
- Online Form
- Public Hearing
Note: This Method of Distribution amendment is to reallocate declined or de-obligated funds specifically for local infrastructure projects directly related to Hurricane Harvey damage. This Method of Distribution is not for mitigation projects. More information about that MOD is available on the Community Development Block Grant Mitigation Funds page.
Public Planning Meeting
H-GAC hosted a public planning meeting at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, November 9, 2022, via Zoom to provide more information on a proposed reallocation amendment, answer any questions the public has regarding the proposed reallocation amendment, and accept feedback from the public.
Formal public comments were not accepted at the public planning meeting but could be submitted online, by email, by postal mail, or by phone as noted above.
Meeting Agenda
Meeting Presentation
Meeting Recording
Public Hearing
H-GAC hosted a public hearing at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, December 6, 2022, in person at H-GAC and online via Zoom to provide more information on a proposed reallocation amendment and accept public comment.
Meeting Agenda
Meeting Presentation
Meeting Recording
Meeting Accommodations
The public planning meeting and the public hearing were conducted in English, and an American Sign Language interpreter was provided or Closed Captioning was enabled for the online meeting. Spanish, Mandarin, and Vietnamese interpreters were also available throughout the meeting and the hearing.
