Disaster Recovery Funding

Disaster Recovery Funding (2nd Round)
Texas Department of Rural Affairs (TDRA) formerly the Office of Rural Community Affairs (ORCA) has submitted the First Amendment to the State of Texas Plan for Disaster Recover (Action Plan) dated February 18, 2009 for CDBG disaster recovery funds related to Hurricanes Dolly and Ike and governs the receipt and use of the second allocation of such funds to Texas totaling $1,743,001,247. (Referred to as ("Round 2" Hurricane Funds).

HUD-Adjusted Regional Allocation of Round 2 Funds to the LRGVDC Region:

Total Allocation	Affordable Rental Program	General Housing	Total Housing	Non-Housing Allocation
$185,515,915	$15,108,600	$106,925,787	$122,034,387	$63,481,528

Regional Methods of Distributions (MODs) will be developed in a two-phase process for Round 2 funds as a result of the State of Texas Plan for Disaster Recovery - Amendment 1 and Conciliation Agreement. The maximum amount of funds that may be allocated through this partial MOD is capped at 33 percent of the total Round 2 allocation not to exceed $185,515,915. The resulting amounts available for this partial MOD are shown below:

Total Allocation	Amount Eligible for Award Under Partial MOD PHASE I	Remainder for Consideration in Full MOD subject to new A.I. PHASE II
$185,515,915	$61,220,252 (33%)	$124,295,663

The timeline for determination of the Method of Distribution (MOD) and public participation process will be posted on LRGVDC website. Questions on this process should be directed to Ken Jones at knjones@lrgvdc.org or Marcie Oviedo at moviedo@lrgvdc911.org.

Disaster Recovery Funding (1st Round Status)
Texas Department of Rural Affairs (TDRA) formally Office of Rural Community Affairs (ORCA), the lead agency to administer Supplemental Community Development Block Grant funds (CDBG) allocated by the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) requested the assistance of Regional Councils of Government to develop a method for distributing these funds. The Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council's Action Plan & Method of Distribution (MOD) was finalized and submitted to TDRA formally ORCA. A Method of Distribution Graphic Representation was developed to clearly describe the process in which these funds will be allocated. TDRA has listed 2008 Supplemental Disaster Recovery Funds awarded to date (As of 07-02-10).