Commissioner Dawn Buckingham Announces $12 Million in Newly Approved Disaster Recovery Reallocation Program (DRRP) Projects
AUSTIN – Today, Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., announced the Texas General Land Office (GLO) approved $12,004,545in Disaster Recovery Reallocation Program (DRRP) funds for affordable multifamily housing and infrastructure projects in the cities of Brazoria, Jacinto City, Newton and Tomball. The DRRP is designed to utilize de-obligated and unutilized Community Development Block Grant for Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds to support communities with outstanding unmet needs from federally declared disasters. These funds are allocated through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and must adhere to federal deadlines and policy requirements.
"Texans impacted by disasters deserve real solutions," said Commissioner Buckingham. “The GLO is making sure every dollar is put to work for the people who need it most. We are committed to ensuring communities with remaining recovery needs get available resources before federal deadlines close the door. These funds will go directly toward fortifying infrastructure and strengthening neighborhoods."
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Grantee |
Project Title |
County |
Amount |
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2015 Floods |
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| Jacinto City | Lane St. Sewer Line Improvements | Harris |
$2,000,000 |
| Jacinto City | Emergency Communications Improvements | Harris |
$2,000,000 |
| Jacinto City | Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements | Harris |
$2,000,000 |
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2016 Floods |
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| City of Brazoria | Sewer Line Replacement | Brazoria |
$700,000 |
| City of Newton | Streets Improvements | Newton |
$1,045,454 |
| City of Newton | Jackson-Magnolia Street Improvements | Newton |
$1,818,181 |
| City of Newton | Sewer Line Improvements | Newton |
$1,090,909 |
| City of Tomball | M118 Channel Improvements | Harris |
$1,350,000 |
| Total Approved |
$12,004,545 |
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For more detailed project descriptions, please visit the Disaster Recovery Reallocation Program (DRRP) webpage and click on “Approved DRRP Projects Descriptions” in the drop down menu under DRRP Overview and Guidance.
Texas GLO Disaster Recovery Reallocation Program (DRRP) Background:
The GLO is administering the funds allocated by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) through the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) program. HUD set deadlines for the expenditure and close out of the CDBG-DR grants. The GLO amended and HUD approved state action plans for the Hurricanes Ike and Dolly (2008), 2015 Floods, 2016 Floods, Hurricane Harvey (2017), 2018 South Texas Floods, and 2019 Disasters grants. Each includes the new Disaster Recovery Reallocation Program (DRRP), which allows the GLO to utilize de-obligated and unutilized funds within each action plan.
Combined these six programs yielded approximately $140 million in available funds; however, the GLO received more than $1.4 billion in project submissions. Each approved project underwent eligibility analysis based on the grant used to fund it. As funds continue to be identified through the deobligation process, the remaining funds will be reallocated to this program for each grant.
Failure to complete the projects and finalize HUD’s closeout process will result in HUD initiating the recapture process, which means any funds used towards incomplete projects must be repaid to HUD. Due to the gravity of the deadlines, the GLO can only consider projects that can be completed in enough time to allow for the close out process.
For more information or to submit projects, please visit recovery.texas.gov/DRRP . The action plans outlining the scoring criteria are available at recovery.texas.gov/action-plans.
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