HUD recently announced that the agency will provide a second round of recovery funds to five states and New York City affected by last year’s Hurricane Sandy through the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. These recovery funds are to be used to assist impacted communities to meet remaining housing, economic development and infrastructure needs.
Funding Breakdown
| Grantee |
Second Sandy Allocation (Today) |
First Sandy Allocation (February) |
Total |
|
New York City |
$1,343,000,000 |
$1,772,820,000 |
$3,115,820,000 |
|
New Jersey |
$1,461,000,000 |
$1,829,520,000 |
$3,290,520,000 |
|
New York State |
$2,097,000,000 |
$1,713,960,000 |
$3,810,960,000 |
|
Connecticut |
$65,000,000 |
$71,820,000 |
$136,820,000 |
|
Maryland |
$19,000,000 |
$8,640,000 |
$27,640,000 |
|
Rhode Island |
$16,000,000 |
$3,240,000 |
$19,240,000 |
|
TOTAL |
$5,001,000,000 |
$5,400,000,000 |
$10,401,000,000 |
In this second round of funding to communities affected by Sandy, grantees will be required to identify unmet needs for housing, economic development and infrastructure and must incorporate a risk assessment in their planning efforts to ensure long term resilience.
