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 City of Houston Housing and Community Development Department $314.645 million on March 20, 2026, under the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) program (CFDA 14.233).

The award funds restoration of infrastructure and housing, economic revitalization, and mitigation activities in the most impacted and distressed areas resulting from qualifying major disasters. Eligible activities include housing rehabilitation, reconstruction, and new construction; repair of roads, bridges, water, and wastewater facilities; assistance to affected businesses; and job training and workforce development. The program targets low- and moderate-income households and businesses with urgent needs.

Performance extends through March 20, 2032, with place of performance at Houston, TX 77002. The City of Houston, operating its Housing and Community Development Department under the business name Houston Dynamo, serves as the recipient and prime administrator. Expected outcomes encompass households benefitting from CDBG-DR funds, housing units constructed or rehabilitated, businesses assisted, jobs created or retained, and public improvements or facilities reconstructed or rehabilitated.

The recipient passes funds to sub-recipients including the Houston Department of Health & Human Services, community housing development organizations, and local colleges for workforce training and specialized services including lead-based paint remediation and homebuyer assistance programs.

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.