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1:   (FUNDING) HUD Sends States Millions in Disaster Recovery Funds; Future Mitigation Targeted : Thirteen states receive a combined $312 million in HUD disaster recovery funding, the money targeted at preventing and mitigating damage from future natural disasters. The money comes to the states through the Disaster Recovery Enhancement Fund (DRE... 08/27/2010 10:31 AM

2:   (AWARDS) DHS, FEMA Move $28 Million in Katrina, Rita Aid to Gulf Coast Projects : Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) officials provide more than $28 million in community and infrastructure development funding to communities rebuilding from hurricanes Katrina and Rita nearly five ye... 08/24/2010 3:51 PM

3:   (CDBG) MO Officials Allowed to Reallocate HOME, CDBG Funds to Aid Homeowners : HUD is allowing Missouri state officials to reallocate federal Community Development Block Grant and HOME Investment Partnership Program funds to help homeowners and low-income renters suffering from the aftermath of recent storms, tornadoes and floo... 08/19/2010 3:14 PM

4:   (DISASTER FUNDING) HUD Agrees to Settlement Between TX, Nonprofits to Reallocate Funds : HUD officials approve a settlement between the state of Texas and two nonprofit groups that will reallocate initial planned disaster funding for those with low and moderate incomes. Texas officials in the Dept. of Rural Affairs and the Dept. of Hous... 06/11/2010 1:31 PM

5:   (SENATE) Appropriators Eye Supplemental Bill with Disaster Relief Fund Money : Senate appropriators May 13 consider emergency supplemental legislation (H.R. 4899) containing more than $5 billion for the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Disaster Relief Fund (DRF) in order to allow recovery efforts in the Gulf Coast ... 05/14/2010 12:36 PM

6:   (HUD) Disaster Housing Extension Granted for Ike, Gustav Victims : HUD announces an extension to the Disaster Housing Assistance Program (DHAP), which gives families displaced by hurricanes Ike and Gustav five additional months to transition to long-term housing. About 9,200 families currently participating in the ... 05/14/2010 12:02 PM

7:   (FEMA) TN Officials Given Chance to Juggle HUD Money in Combating Flooding : Tennessee state officials are being given the chance to move its annual HUD funding around to quickly deal with flooding in four counties. The move follows in the wake of President Barack Obama issuing a disaster declaration for the affected areas. ... 05/06/2010 10:19 AM

8:   (CONGRESS) Emergency Bill to Continue Disaster Relief Funding Reaches Senate : The Obama administration's plan to provide billions more dollars for the Disaster Relief Fund (DRF) has reached the Senate after a fast House passage. The Disaster Relief and Summer Jobs Act of 2010 would provide $5.1 billion in DRF money – and anot... 03/29/2010 8:17 PM

9:   (CONGRESS) Senate Jobs Bill Extends GO Zone Bonds, Tax Credits for Historic Buildings : The jobs bill clearing the Senate on March 10 contains a host of Gulf Opportunity Zone (GO Zone) tax break extensions that will help employers, historic preservation projects, project investors and private businesses. The American Workers, State and... 03/11/2010 3:50 PM

10:   (LOCAL) Galveston Moves to Use Ike Disaster Aid to Rebuild Housing : Galveston, TX City Council members vote 5-2 to release $25 million in federal disaster recovery aid to begin rebuilding 569 public housing units in the Galveston Housing Authority's (GHA) portfolio damaged during Hurricane Ike in 2008. The approval ... 02/26/2010 3:45 PM

11:   (HUD) Another Deadline Set for Katrina Relief : HUD extends aid to families displaced by hurricanes Katrina and Rita for another nine months, declaring the new final extension will expire Sept. 30, more than five years after the storms devastated the Gulf Coast states of Louisiana, Mississippi, Al... 01/15/2010 2:10 PM

12:   (STATES) Texas Wants FEMA Housing To Remain : Texas' emergency management chief asks the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to extend by four months its programs providing mobile homes and rental assistance to residents displaced by Hurricane Ike. The programs are set to end in March. O... 12/18/2009 4:35 PM

13:   (CDBG) Dozens of AR Counties to Get Disaster Aid, Can Re-Allocate CDBG Funds : Homeowners and renters in 37 Arkansas counties are eligible for federal disaster aid in the wake of late October's severe storms, tornadoes and flooding statewide. HUD officials say state officials now have the option of re-allocating existing feder... 12/08/2009 10:20 AM

14:   (RECOVERY) HUD Claims Katrina Funding Misuse : A HUD audit of the New Orleans Redevelopment Authority (NORA) and the city of New Orleans government reveals the agency could not verify whether $11.6 million of Hurricane Katrina recovery work was properly spent. Consequently, HUD considers another ... 11/20/2009 1:45 PM

15:   (DISASTER RELIEF) Feud Jeopardizes Hurricane Recovery : A feud between the Obama administration and Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) has jeopardized a $1.7 billion recovery plan for communities devastated by hurricanes Ike and Dolly in 2008, particularly the ravaged Galveston area. HUD officials told the state ... 11/20/2009 1:38 PM

16:   (AGENCIES) Disaster Recovery Panel Hears Calls for Improved Federal Coordination : With reports due to Congress and President Obama in coming months on disaster recovery, the Long-Term Disaster Recovery Working Group (DRWG) went to New Orleans for its first public meeting and heard cries for better coordination among federal agenci... 11/05/2009 4:49 PM

17:   (DEVELOPMENT) Bayou la Batre Offering Examples of Post-Disaster Rebuilding in FEMA Pilot : A Federal Emergency Management Agency affordable housing pilot program surfacing in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 offers a successful example in Alabama as its six members continue toward completion. The town of Bayou la Batre, AL was o... 11/05/2009 2:56 PM

18:   (DISASTERS) HUD, DHS Offer Clearinghouse Website for Comments on Disaster Relief : State and local governments, tribes and the general public have a new clearinghouse in which to send public comment about how disaster recovery policies should be written as part of a new joint effort by HUD and the Dept. of Homeland Security. The O... 10/28/2009 4:14 PM

19:   (RECOVERY) Obama Administration Extends Katrina Recovery Effort : Frustrated with the pace of recovery from Hurricane Katrina, President Barack Obama issues an executive order extending the federal effort for another six months and makes plans to visit the Gulf Coast mid-month. The order gives the Office of the Fed... 10/02/2009 1:56 PM

20:   (CONGRESS) House Panel May Again Offer Bill to Speed Gulf Disaster Recovery : A House Transportation subcommittee is threatening to once again pass legislation to help speed up spending in the Gulf Coast aimed at rebuilding the region in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and Rita that ravaged the area. Federal and state offi... 09/29/2009 5:14 PM

21:   (STATES) MO Sets Sept. 4 Deadline for Communities to Apply for CDBG Disaster Funding : Missouri communities have through Sept. 4 to apply for more than $92 million in Community Development Block Grant disaster funding to repair damages caused during following a series of floods and tornadoes that ravaged the state in 2008. The Federal... 08/21/2009 2:20 PM

22:   (HUD) Dept. Issues $4 billion in Disaster Relief; Offers $311 Million in Extra Disaster Funds : HUD completes allocation of almost $4 billion in disaster relief, portions of the money going toward affordable housing efforts in 11 states suffering damages from natural events in 2008. The move also creates a new $311 million supplement fund for a... 08/14/2009 1:01 PM

23:   (HUD) ME Counties Eligible for Disaster Relief from HUD, FEMA, SBA : Maine counties that suffered flooding and landslides resulting from severe rains in July can now take advantage of HUD funding transfer rules because President Barack Obama has issued a disaster declaration for those areas. The July 30 declaration a... 08/06/2009 4:11 PM

24:   (DISASTER RELIEF) HUD, FEMA In Katrina Fallout : Failure of HUD and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to properly coordinate their housing efforts in the wake of hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005 led to a waste of up to $3 million a month, a Homeland Security inspector general invest... 07/24/2009 2:39 PM

25:   Mississippi Wants More Hurricane Aid : Fifteen months after Gov. Haley Barbour (R) raided Mississippi's emergency Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) appropriation for $600 million of Hurricane Katrina housing recovery aid, the governor is seeking an increase in federal subsidies to ... 05/22/2009 2:21 PM

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