Community development block grant disaster recovery (cdbg-DR) and community development block grant mitigation (cdbg-MIT) grant funds are appropriated by congress and allocated by the department of…

The Department of Housing and Urban Development Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development awarded $26.387 million to the Texas General Land Office on December 11, 2025, under the Community Development Block Grants/State's program (CFDA 14.228) for disaster recovery and mitigation activities in presidentially declared disaster areas.

The funding supports long-term recovery, infrastructure restoration, housing rehabilitation, and mitigation in Texas communities impacted by disasters. The Texas General Land Office, through its Legal Services Division, will develop and implement an action plan outlining how the allocation addresses unmet recovery needs and disaster impacts within designated recovery areas. The recipient must make the draft action plan available for public comment before HUD review and approval.

The period of performance extends through December 11, 2031, with place of performance in Austin, Texas. CDBG-DR funds may be deployed across a broad range of recovery activities including infrastructure, housing, economic revitalization, and mitigation, with all activities required to directly or indirectly address documented disaster impacts. The Texas General Land Office functions as a pass-through administrator distributing funds to sub-recipients and project implementation rather than retaining funds for direct services delivery. This award represents one of two CDBG-DR allocations obligated to the Texas General Land Office on the same date, alongside a larger $555.7 million CDBG-DR/State's program award obligated in September 2025.

Activities

State and local governments receive cdbg-DR and cdbg-MIT funds from HUD to assist communities recovering from a presidentially declared disaster. HUD allocates funds based on the unmet recovery needs of each community. HUD issues an allocation announcement notice in the federal register which will include the list of grantees, allocations, and any waivers and alternative requirements. Grantees may use the funds for disaster related long-term recovery, restoration of infrastructure, housing, economic revitalization, and mitigation activities. All cdbg-DR and cdbg-MIT activities must clearly address a direct or indirect impact of the disaster in a presidentially declared area for the covered disaster. Each grantee must develop an action plan that outlines how the grantee plans to allocate funding to a combination of recovery programs. Each grantee must make the draft action plan available for public comment and feedback prior to submitting the plan to HUD for review. Once approved, the action plan serves as the blueprint for the grantee's cdbg-DR program. The action plan process is outlined in the applicable allocation announcement notice.

Expected outcomes

Cdbg-DR funds are expected to result in long-term disaster recovery for communities impacted by presidentially declared disasters.

Intended beneficiaries

Cdbg-DR funds are intended primarily for low- and moderate-income households per statutory requirements. Cdbg-DR is the only federal disaster resource that prioritizes low- and moderate-income households. Low- and moderate-income means a family or household with an annual income less than the section 8 low income limit, which is generally 80 percent of the area median income. Most allocations of cdbg-DR and cdbg-MIT funds require grantees use 70 percent of the grant funds to benefit low- and moderate-income persons, however grantees must review the applicable federal register notice governing the funds to confirm the requirements of each grant. Overall, cdbg-DR funds should be used to assist individuals, communities, and/or businesses situated in the most impacted and distressed areas affected by a presidentially declared disaster.

Subrecipient activities

The subrecipient activities are unknown at the time of award.