GOHSEP Elected_Officials_Manual_2015

GOHSEP Louisiana Elected Officials Emergency Management Manual
Prepare + Prevent + Respond + Recover + mitigate
HOW TO APPLY
HUD notifies eligible governments they must
develop and submit an Action Plan for Disaster
Recovery (Action Plan) before receiving CDBG disaster
recovery grants. The Action Plan must describe the
needs, strategies and projected uses of disaster
recovery funds.
The Guide to National Objectives and Eligible Activities
for State CDBG Programs is designed to make the
program’s requirements easier to understand and allow
participants to take full advantage of the program’s
flexibility. The guide can be found online at portal.
hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/
comm_planning/communitydevelopment/library/
stateguide.
Important Terms
Home –
Authorized under Title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez
National Affordable Housing Act, as amended, HOME
provides formula grants to States and localities that
communities use – often in partnership with local
nonprofit groups – to fund a wide range of activities
that build, buy and/or rehabilitate affordable housing
for rent or homeownership or provide direct rental
assistance to low-income people. HOME is the largest
Federal block grant to State and local governments
designed exclusively to create affordable housing for
low-income households.
5.2.5 CDBG Page 3 of 4