Texas GLO Posts Amendment 9 to Hurricane Harvey State Action Plan for Public Comment

Today the Texas General Land Office (GLO) posted Amendment 9 to the State Action Plan for $5.676 billion in Community Development Block Grants for Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) for a federally required 30-day public comment period.   The amendment includes the following changes requested by Harris County and the City of Houston:

• Harris County Administered Disaster Recovery Program
  • Harris County Public Services increased to $3,000,000
  • Harris County Planning decreased to $37,000,000
  • Minor changes to program administration for Harris County Homeowner Assistance Program, Residential Buyout Program, Homeowner Reimbursement Program, Affordable Rental Program, and Single-Family New Construction Program.
• City of Houston Administered Disaster Recovery Program
  • Minor changes to program administration for Single Family Development Program, Buyout Program, and Economic Revitalization Program.

Action Plan Amendment 9 is available for review at  https://recovery.texas.gov/public-notices/index.html . All comments should be submitted to  cdr@recovery.texas.gov  by 5:00 p.m. on September 19, 2021, to be considered. Per federal requirements, the GLO will respond to public comments before the amendment is sent to HUD for final approval.