Download or read book State Community Development Block Grant Hurricane Disaster Recovery Program written by Gerald R. Kirkland and published by . This book was released on 2013-05-12 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Report of an audit of the Dept. of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) State Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Hurricane Disaster Recovery Program for hurricanes that hit the Gulf Coast States from Aug. 2005 through Sept. 2008. The objective was to assess the program overall. Specifically, the goal of this audit was to (1) determine what had been accomplished using the funding and the funds remaining to be spent; (2) compare actual versus project performnce; and (3) identify best practices, issues, and lessons to be learned. The audit found that generally, HUD”S Hurricane Disaster Recovery Program assisted the Gulf Coast States’ recovery, but that some program improvements are need. It recommends ways that HUD could improve the Hurricane Disaster Recovery Program by working with its stakeholders. Figures and tables. This is a print on demand report.
Download or read book Gulf Coast Disaster Recovery written by Stanley J. Czerwinski and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2009-11 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Almost 4 years after the 2005 Gulf Coast hurricanes, the region continues to face daunting rebuilding challenges. To date, $19.7 billion in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds have been appropriated for Gulf Coast rebuilding assistance -- the largest amount in the history of the program. This is a report on: (1) how Louisiana and Mississippi allocated their shares of CDBG funds; (2) what difficulties Louisiana faced in administering its housing recovery program; and (3) what human capital challenges Louisiana and Mississippi encountered and the efforts taken to address those challenges. The author interviewed fed. and state officials and reviewed budget data, fed. regulations, and state policies and planning documents. Tables and charts.
Download or read book The Role of the Community Development Block Grant Program in Disaster Recovery written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Gulf Coast Disaster Recovery written by United States Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-09-08 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Almost 4 years after the 2005 Gulf Coast hurricanes, the region continues to face daunting rebuilding challenges. To date, $19.7 billion in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds have been appropriated for Gulf Coast rebuilding assistance-the largest amount in the history of the program. GAO was asked to report on (1) how Louisiana and Mississippi allocated their shares of CDBG funds, (2) what difficulties Louisiana faced in administering its housing recovery program, and (3) what human capital challenges Louisiana and Mississippi encountered and the efforts taken to address those challenges. GAO interviewed federal and state officials and reviewed budget data, federal regulations, and state policies and planning documents.
Download or read book Community Development Block Grant Funds in Disaster Relief and Recover written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the aftermath of presidentially declared disasters, Congress has used a variety of programs to help states and local governments finance recovery efforts, among them the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. Over the years, Congress has appropriated supplemental CDBG funds to assist states and communities recover from such natural disasters as hurricanes, earthquakes, and tornadoes. In addition, CDBG funds supported recovery efforts in New York City following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001; in Oklahoma City following the bombing of the Alfred Murrah Building in 1995; and in the city and county of Los Angeles following the riots of 1992. In response to those calamities, CDBG funds were made available for short-term relief efforts, mitigation actions, and longterm recovery, and to provide housing and business assistance, infrastructure reconstruction, and public services. In December 2005, Congress provided $11.5 billion in CDBG assistance to the five states (Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas) affected by the Gulf Coast hurricanes of 2005. The funds were included in the Defense Appropriations Act for FY2006, P.L. 109-148 (119 Stat. 2779), and were designated to be used for "necessary expenses related to disaster relief, long-term recovery, and restoration of infrastructure in the most impacted and distressed areas." In June 2006, Congress appropriated an additional $5.2 billion in CDBG supplemental assistance as part of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery Act of 2006, P.L. 109-234, for Gulf Coast recovery activities. This additional appropriation brought the total amount of CDBG supplemental assistance for Gulf Coast recovery activities to $16.7 billion. It also included provisions that limit the amount states can use for administrative expenses to 5%; allow states to seek waivers of program requirements, except those related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, and environmental review; sets aside $1 billion for housing rehabilitation and repair activities, including public and assisted housing; prohibits the use of funds for activities that are reimbursable by or made available by Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) or the Army Corp of Engineers; and require states to develop and HUD to approve state recovery plans that give priority in the use of funds for infrastructure development and rehabilitation and the development and rehabilitation of affordable rental housing As a condition for the receipt of CDBG disaster recovery assistance, both P.L. 109-148 and P.L. 109-234 require that each of the five Gulf Coast states report quarterly on all awards and use of funds to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees. The acts do not prescribe the form these quarterly reports are to take nor the content they are to include. This report will be updated as events warrant.
Download or read book Gulf Coast Disaster Recovery written by United States Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-01-21 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gulf Coast Disaster Recovery: Community Development Block Grant Program Guidance to States Needs to Be Improved
Download or read book Emergency CDBG Funds in the Gulf Coast written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Financial Services. Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book State of New York Action Plan Amendment Number 6 to the Action Plan for Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery written by New York (State). Governor's Office of Storm Recovery and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Healthy Resilient and Sustainable Communities After Disasters written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2015-09-10 with total page 535 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the devastation that follows a major disaster, there is a need for multiple sectors to unite and devote new resources to support the rebuilding of infrastructure, the provision of health and social services, the restoration of care delivery systems, and other critical recovery needs. In some cases, billions of dollars from public, private and charitable sources are invested to help communities recover. National rhetoric often characterizes these efforts as a "return to normal." But for many American communities, pre-disaster conditions are far from optimal. Large segments of the U.S. population suffer from preventable health problems, experience inequitable access to services, and rely on overburdened health systems. A return to pre-event conditions in such cases may be short-sighted given the high costs - both economic and social - of poor health. Instead, it is important to understand that the disaster recovery process offers a series of unique and valuable opportunities to improve on the status quo. Capitalizing on these opportunities can advance the long-term health, resilience, and sustainability of communities - thereby better preparing them for future challenges. Healthy, Resilient, and Sustainable Communities After Disasters identifies and recommends recovery practices and novel programs most likely to impact overall community public health and contribute to resiliency for future incidents. This book makes the case that disaster recovery should be guided by a healthy community vision, where health considerations are integrated into all aspects of recovery planning before and after a disaster, and funding streams are leveraged in a coordinated manner and applied to health improvement priorities in order to meet human recovery needs and create healthy built and natural environments. The conceptual framework presented in Healthy, Resilient, and Sustainable Communities After Disasters lays the groundwork to achieve this goal and provides operational guidance for multiple sectors involved in community planning and disaster recovery. Healthy, Resilient, and Sustainable Communities After Disasters calls for actions at multiple levels to facilitate recovery strategies that optimize community health. With a shared healthy community vision, strategic planning that prioritizes health, and coordinated implementation, disaster recovery can result in a communities that are healthier, more livable places for current and future generations to grow and thrive - communities that are better prepared for future adversities.
Download or read book Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Action Plan written by New Jersey. Department of Community Affairs and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Disaster Assistance written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Community Development Block Grant Disbursements After Disasters written by DeeDee Marie Bennett and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This research observed the differences among various State distributions of CDBG funds for recovery efforts following the 2005 and 2008 hurricane seasons. The distribution of CDBG funds was also used to assess if any disparities exist among certain socially vulnerable populations. Testing the socio-political ecology theory, this research used multiple regression analysis to estimate the affects of the social vulnerability on CDBG disbursement after disaster. The type of activities funding with the CDBG disbursements were separated into five groups; administration, economic development, housing, infrastructure, and public facilities. The results show that certain socially vulnerable factors were highly correlated with the amount of funding from the CDBG program at the county level. The findings suggest that the socio-political ecology theory may not be the sole theory accountable for the variation in CDBG funds during each hurricane season.
Download or read book Hurricanes Katrina and Rita written by William B. Shear and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2011-04 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hurricanes Katrina and Rita wreaked havoc on small businesses (SB) in the Gulf Coast, and much federal assistance has been provided to help these SB. This report described: (1) the amount of assistance provided to Gulf Coast SB through the SBA, HUD Community Development Block Grants (CDBG), and the EPA; (2) the extent to which Gulf Coast SB received fed. contract funds; and (3) the current state of and improvements in the region's economy. The report analyzed data on SBA and EDA loans and states' use of supplemental CDBG appropriations, data on prime and subcontracts awarded for hurricane recovery activities, and economic indicators both before and after the hurricanes. Charts and tables. This is a print on demand report.
Download or read book Disaster Recovery Action Plan written by and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book GAO s Analysis of the Gulf Coast Recovery written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Draft 2008 Disaster Recovery Initiative DRI Action Plan for the State of California written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Community Development Block Grant Funds in Disaster Relief and Recovery written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In addition, CDBG funds supported recovery efforts in New York City following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001; in Oklahoma City following the bombing of the Alfred Murrah Building in 1995; and in the city and county of Los Angeles following the riots of 1992. [...] This included $11.5 billion in CDBG assistance appropriated in the Defense Appropriations Act for FY2006, P. L. 109-148; $5.2 billion in the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery Act of 2006, P. L. 109-234; and $3 billion (exclusively for Louisiana's Road Home Program) appropriated in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act for [...] For instance, following the Midwest floods of 1993, CDBG and Hazard Mitigation Grants from FEMA were used to acquire privately-held real property within flood plain areas in the nine affected states2 and convert the land to public uses, such as recreation, or allowing it to return to its natural state.3 CDBG funds were also used to construct and repair levees in an effort to reduce the area's vuln [...] For instance, in response to the Midwest floods of 1998 and the Florida hurricanes of 2004, Gulf Coast hurricanes of 2005, and natural disasters of 2008, the income targeting requirement was lowered to 50%.11 In response to the 1992 Los Angeles riots, Congress increased the ceiling on the use of the CDBG funds for public service activities in Los Angeles from 15% to 25%.12 In addition to waivers, [...] Legislation providing CDBG disaster relief assistance to communities affected by the 1997 and 1998 Midwest floods included provisions that required HUD and FEMA to jointly submit quarterly reports to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees on the use of CDBG funds for land acquisition and buyouts.20 Legislation providing CDBG assistance to New York following the September 11, 2001, terroris.
