The US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has allocated $310,817,000 of CDBG-DR funds to the City of New York for its for recovery and resiliency efforts related to Hurricane Ida. The Action Plan identifies the City’s unmet need and describes how this funding will be used. To view the current action plan, click here.

The City published non-substantial Action Plan Amendment 24 (APA 24) to the Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) grant on November 10, 2022. To view the amendment, please click here.

The City will use CDBG-DR funds to develop a flood protection system in Red Hook, Brooklyn. These funds will be used in support of the broader Red Hook Coastal Resiliency Project (RHCR), jointly funded by the City of New York, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES). To view the RHCR website, click here.

The Joint Record of Decision (ROD) and State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) Findings Statement; response to comments on the ROD and Notice of Intent to Request Release of Funds (NOI RROF); and record of public comments received on the ROD and NOI RROF  for the East Side Coastal Resiliency (ESCR) project, are available for review here.