AUSTIN - Today, Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., announced that the Texas General Land Office (GLO) approved $13,446,650in regional mitigation funds to improve critical infrastructure, including roads, drainage, sewer systems, and water detention in Galveston County and the City of Cuero. In addition to these communities, the Coastal Bend Council of Governments (CBCOG) will also receive funding to support regional mitigation priorities. Through the Regional Mitigation Program, the GLO continues to advance local and regional needs to strengthen resilience across Texas.
"The GLO remains firmly committed to providing funding for resiliency projects that will protect Texas homes, schools, businesses and local infrastructure long into the future," said Commissioner Buckingham. "These funds reflect our responsibility to safeguard our communities and ensure they have the tools to meet the challenges of tomorrow. By partnering with local leaders, we are reinforcing the foundations of safety, opportunity and strength that define our great state."
For more detailed project descriptions, please visit the Regional Mitigation Program webpage and click on “Approved Regional Mitigation Program Project Descriptions” under Regional Mitigation Program Approved Projects in the drop down menu.
Regional Mitigation Program: The Texas General Land Office (GLO) allocated $1,166,997,000 in Community Development Block Grant Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the Regional Mitigation Program to reduce the risks and impacts of future natural disasters. Each Council of Government (COG) with HUD-designated eligible counties developed a method of distribution (MOD) for allocation of funds to units of local governments with extensive public participation.
HUD defines mitigation as activities that increase resilience to disasters and reduce or eliminate the long-term risk of loss of life, injury, damage to and loss of property, and suffering and hardship, by lessening the impact of future disasters. HUD requires that at least 50% of total funds must be used for activities benefiting low-to moderate-income (LMI) individuals. For more information, please visit recovery.texas.gov/mitigation.