Transparency

The purpose of this section is to provide data on the approximately $5.024 billion in federal Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funding awarded to the State of Texas to assist in its recovery from Hurricane Harvey, and the floods of 2016 and 2015. CDBG-DR funds are intended to address unmet needs not satisfied by private insurance, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), or other sources. Using CDBG-DR funds, the State is administering various programs to help homeowners, renters, businesses, and communities impacted by Harvey.

The information on this webpage shows the amount of CDBG-DR funds allocated and disbursed by program and in total.

Transparency - Data by Program (Archive Information)

CDBG-DR Program	Allocated Amount	Expended Amount
Harvey Round 1	$ 888,585,679.59	$229,059,389
Homeowner Assistance Prgm	$ 32,000,000.00	$7,428,421.03
Buyout /Homebuyer Asst.	$175,000,000.00	$ 10,398,635.54
Commercial Buyout	$ 12,500,000.00	$ 2,327,161.00
Reimbursement Program	$ 50,000,000.00	$ 25,208,145.35
Affordable Rental Program	$ 224,500,000.00	$ 79,762,423.21
Affordable Rental Program Public Services	$ 1,800,000.00	$ 9,170.11
SF New Construction	$ 82,137,529.00	$ 8,065,820.69
Housing Project Delivery	$ 69,989,949.00	$ 31,200,325.14
Other Infrastructure (MOD)	$ 113,021,215.60	$ 12,329,188.86
Infrastructure – Competitive	$ 57,919,400.00	$ 18,766,055.71
Infrastructure Project Delivery	$ 10,555,624.49	$ 1,354,725.77
Planning	$ 38,200,000.00	$ 21,056,729.25
Administration	$20,961,961.50	$ 11,152,587.59
Harvey Tranche 1	$ 43,465,600.00	$14,013,510
Buyout /Homebuyer Asst.	$ 38,249,728.00	$10,884,111
Buyout Project Delivery	$ 4,346,560.00	$2,342,211
Administration	$869,312.00	$787,188
2016 Housing	$ 12,843,139.00	$1,747,321
Homeowner Assistance Prgm	$ 9,801,962.00	$521,130
Buyout /Homebuyer Asst.	$ 2,784,314.00	$952,112
Affordable Rental Housing		$58,735
Administration	$ 256,863.00	$215,343
2015 Housing	$ 523,527.00	$337,045
Buyout /Homebuyer Asst.	$ 495,957.00	$309,418
Administration	$ 27,570.00	$27,627
2016 Non-Housing	$ 19,044,584.00	$12,801,599
Seven Infrastructure Projects	$ 19,044,584.00	$12,801,599
2015 Non-Housing	$ 2,722,000.00	$2,680,887
Six Infrastructure Projects	$ 2,722,000.00	$ 2,680,887

Financial reporting for the expenditure of Harris County’s Project Recovery CDBG-DR funds can be viewed on the spending dashboard, located here.