Community Development Block Grant - Mitigation

Council Districts B,C,H,K

Estimated Budget $61,800,000

Details The City of Houston will receive more than $61 million in Community Development Block Grant Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) to fund mitigation projects that will lower the risk of impacts from future disasters. The Housing & Community Development Department is creating an action plan for how this money will be spent. This action plan is our grant application to the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD). Money for mitigation projects cannot be used for emergency response services. Projects will focus on local and regional mitigation priorities that will have long-lasting effects.

CDBG - MIT: Cambridge Village Park / Ramblewood

CDBG - MIT: Frenchtown

CDBG - MIT: Melrose Park Section 2

CDBG - MIT: Spellman Detention Basin

CDBG - MIT: Turkey Gully

Community Development Block Grant - Mitigation Houston-Galveston Area Council

Council District D

Estimated Budget $12,900,000

Details The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has allocated Community Development Block Grant Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) funds to the State of Texas to fund strategic and high-impact activities that mitigate disaster risks identified by a community and reduce future losses in those areas. The State’s Regional Mitigation Program allocated these CDBG-MIT funds to each Council of Government region impacted by Hurricane Harvey. The Houston-Galveston Area Council developed a state-approved Local Method of Distribution (MOD) for allocating funds to local governments and allocated $10,790,000 to the City of Houston. Houston Public Works is seeking input on its applications to the Regional Mitigation Program to fund the Sunnyside Area Detention flood mitigation projects utilizing the regional allocation.

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