Sunday, July 9, 3:45 to 5:00 p.m. MDT
Location: Interlocken C

Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds, administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), deliver disaster recovery funding in presidentially declared disasters. To date, HUD has allocated more than $99.2 billion in funds that support long-term recovery, restoration of infrastructure and housing, economic revitalization, and mitigation. HUD recently began requiring grantees to include mitigation in every component of their rebuilding efforts. This session will cover changes to the CDBG-DR program and will engage the audience around topics such as how to get recovery funds to disaster survivors more quickly; how to better address the needs of affordable housing for vulnerable populations; and what research projects might be most useful to improve the effectiveness of disaster recovery programs. It will also highlight studies currently underway that examine CDBG-DR outcomes, including effectiveness for renters, impacts on rental markets, and potential to support community resilience to wildfires.