Community Development Block Grants – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR)

Dept. of Housing and Urban Development Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD)

Wildfire-Specific Spending: No

Wildfire Activities Funded: Recovery

Authorization:
P.L. 93-383

310,380
TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS (IN MIL)
FY2015 – FY2024

Description

The CDBG-DR program provides funding to states, local governments, and certain nonprofits for disaster recovery and resilience projects.

Additional Program Notes & TCS Insights

CDBG-DR was first created in response to Hurricane Andrew and other disasters in 1992. CDBG-DR is not a permanently authorized program; it is authorized through various post-disaster supplemental appropriations. This is an important distinction from the longstanding regular CDBG, which primarily assists with housing, infrastructure, and community development needs without special deference to issues arising from natural disasters. CDBG-DR funding is often used for long-term rebuilding efforts, rather than short-term relief costs covered by FEMA and the Small Business Authority (SBA). Lacking statutory authorization, CDBG-DR is enacted by the whims of each Congress’s authorizing language and the then-current Administration’s implementing Federal Register notices.

Appropriations

Regular Supplemental IIJA IRA
FY2015 0 0
FY2016 0 260,500,000,000
FY2017 0 7,800,000,000
FY2018 0 28,000,000,000
FY2019 0 4,080,000,000
FY2020 0 0
FY2021 0 5,000,000,000
FY2022 0 2,000,000,000 0 0
FY2023 0 3,000,000,000 0
FY2024 0 0 0
FY2025 0
FY2026 0

Last Updated: October 17, 2024

Received Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Funding: No

Received Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) Funding: No