Dauphin County Commissioners and the county’s Department of Community and Economic Development are notifying residents and local businesses that the application for CDBG-DR fund damages caused by natural disasters in 2011, namely Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee are now available online for submission.
Using a combination of federal data from the Federal Emergency Management (FEMA) and the Small Business Administration (SBA), the U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) allocated $400 million in emergency aid to help communities in eight states with recovery efforts in areas with the greatest extent of unmet need. HUD awarded a total of $27,142,501 to flood-damaged Bradford, Dauphin, Columbia, Wyoming and Luzerne counties. Dauphin County will receive $6,415,833 in disaster recovery funds.
“This much-needed funding will assist us in coping with unmet housing, business and infrastructure needs beyond those addressed by other forms of public and private assistance,” said Commissioner Jeff Haste.
“Tropical Storm Lee and Hurricane Irene caused widespread damage throughout Dauphin County and left many communities struggling to recover,” said Commissioner Mike Pries. “We hope that residential and commercial property owners who need help apply for it.”
Dauphin County has developed an action plan for HUD that identifies the proposed use of all funds and how their use will address long-term recovery. Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Program funds cannot be used to reimburse costs for which funds are made available by FEMA or the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
“Our goal is to inform citizens about the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery funds so that they have a chance to apply for financial assistance to rebuild or repair properties damaged by devastating floods,” said Commissioner George P. Hartwick, III.
To obtain an application, visit the Dauphin County Community and Economic Development web page or call the office at 717-780-6250.
Using a combination of federal data from the Federal Emergency Management (FEMA) and the Small Business Administration (SBA), the U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) allocated $400 million in emergency aid to help communities in eight states with recovery efforts in areas with the greatest extent of unmet need. HUD awarded a total of $27,142,501 to flood-damaged Bradford, Dauphin, Columbia, Wyoming and Luzerne counties. Dauphin County will receive $6,415,833 in disaster recovery funds.
“This much-needed funding will assist us in coping with unmet housing, business and infrastructure needs beyond those addressed by other forms of public and private assistance,” said Commissioner Jeff Haste.
“Tropical Storm Lee and Hurricane Irene caused widespread damage throughout Dauphin County and left many communities struggling to recover,” said Commissioner Mike Pries. “We hope that residential and commercial property owners who need help apply for it.”
Dauphin County has developed an action plan for HUD that identifies the proposed use of all funds and how their use will address long-term recovery. Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Program funds cannot be used to reimburse costs for which funds are made available by FEMA or the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
“Our goal is to inform citizens about the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery funds so that they have a chance to apply for financial assistance to rebuild or repair properties damaged by devastating floods,” said Commissioner George P. Hartwick, III.
To obtain an application, visit the Dauphin County Community and Economic Development web page or call the office at 717-780-6250.