To assist with presidentially-declared disaster relief, long-term recovery and mitigation activities

The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development awarded the Office of Community & Rural Affairs (Indiana's Lieutenant Governor office) $7.663 million on February 12, 2026, under the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) program to support long-term recovery and mitigation in presidentially declared disaster areas across Indiana.

The award funds restoration of infrastructure and housing, economic revitalization, and mitigation activities in the most impacted and distressed areas. Eligible activities include housing rehabilitation or reconstruction, new housing construction, repairing roads and bridges, repairing water and wastewater facilities, providing assistance to affected business owners, and job training and workforce development. Low- and moderate-income households and businesses with urgent needs are the intended principal beneficiaries. Expected outcomes include households benefitting from disaster recovery funds, housing unit construction or rehabilitation, businesses assisted, jobs created and retained, and rehabilitation or reconstruction of public improvements and facilities.

The Office of Community & Rural Affairs serves as a pass-through state administering agency, managing the grant on behalf of Indiana communities. Performance extends through February 12, 2032, with place of performance in Indianapolis, Indiana. The assistance type is a project grant. The office functions as the administrative recipient and will distribute CDBG-DR funds through sub-recipients at the local and community level, though specific sub-recipient allocations and activities are not detailed in the source.

Activities

Restoration of infrastructure and housing, economic revitalization, and mitigation in the most impacted and distressed (mid), areas resulting from qualifying major disasters.

Expected outcomes

Outcomes range from the following accomplishement examples: households benefitting from cdbg-DR, cdbg-MIT and cdbg-NDR funds, housing unit(S) new construction, reconstruction, or rehabilitation activities, businesses assisted, jobs created and/or retained, rehabilitation or reconstruction of a public improvement, or public facilities.

Intended beneficiaries

The intended principal beneficiaries of cdbg-DR, cdbg-MIT and/or cdbg-NDR funds are low- and moderate-income households, which may include low- and moderate-income persons or households, and businesses with urgent needs.

Subrecipient activities

Cdbg-DR, cdbg-MIT and/or cdbg-NDR assistance may fund a broad range of grantee recovery activities, including but not limited to: housing rehabilitation or reconstruction, new housing construction, repairing roads and bridges, repairing water and wastewater facilities, providing assistance to affected business owners, job training and workforce development.