Who is a member?
Our members are the local governments of Massachusetts and their elected and appointed leadership.
The Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities has posted for public comment a draft action plan for Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery funds related to flooding in Massachusetts in 2023 (FEMA Disaster #4780).
The draft plan can be found on the EOHLC’s disaster recovery website.
In January, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development allocated $7.95 million to Massachusetts related to catastrophic floods in 2023, for distribution through the Massachusetts CDBG Program.
The CDBG Disaster Recovery funds are for necessary eligible expenses related to disaster relief, long-term recovery, restoration of infrastructure and housing, economic revitalization, and mitigation in the “most impacted and distressed” areas resulting from a qualifying major disaster.
The CDBG-DR Action Plan is a key mechanism for the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities to inform the public and HUD of the intended use of the funds within their community and how this plan connects to the community’s remaining unmet needs and mitigation needs associated with the qualifying disaster.
The EOHLC will accept comments through Dec. 28 to Community Development Manager Kathryn McNelis at [email protected].