The special appropriation provides funds to the most impacted and distressed areas for:
Housing
Infrastructure
Economic development
Public services
Mitigation
Local match for other federal programs
Each CDBG-DR activity must address a disaster-related impact (direct or indirect) in a Presidentially declared area for the covered disaster
Be a CDBG-DR eligible activity
Meet a CDBG-DR national objective*
Disaster-related activities are those that demonstrate a logical connection between the impacts of the covered disaster and the activity’s contribution to community recovery.
*To meet a CDBG-DR national objective, all activities must:
Primarily benefit LMI (Low-to-Moderate Income) persons;
Aid in the prevention or elimination of slums or blight; or
Meet other community development needs having an urgency because existing conditions pose a serious and immediate threat to the health or welfare of the community where other financial resources are not available to meet such needs (known as “Urgent Need”).
Examples of activities (from Lee County, Florida; cdbgdr.leegov.com)
Rebuilding critical infrastructure such as roads and utilities
Construction of affordable housing units
Financial assistance programs for rebuilding homeowners
Improving emergency communication network