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Board accepts $6.27 million CDBG disaster relief grant to replace and elevate flood-damaged mobile homes
Summary
The board unanimously accepted a federal Community Development Block Grant disaster-relief allocation of $6,274,102 to replace and raise elevations of eligible mobile homes damaged in the January 2023 floods; Self Help will administer the grant and eligible households may receive up to $350,000.
Director of Community and Economic Development Mark Mims told the board that Merced County has been allocated $6,274,102 through the federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) disaster-relief program for damage caused by the January 2023 flooding.
Mims said an initial Habitat for Humanity assessment identified 16 mobile homes in need of replacement, with the initial focus on the Highway 59 Mobile Home Park. He said a new assessment will be completed and homeowners who meet eligibility criteria may receive up to $350,000. Mims told the board the county intends to contract with Self Help to administer the grant; the county noted an administrative cap of 10 percent for the administering agency.
Supervisor Lavera thanked Mims and said she had positive prior experience with Self Help and its partnership work. The board took public comment on the Community and Economic Development item, then Supervisor Perez moved approval, Supervisor Silvera seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
The county did not adopt additional program rules at the meeting; staff said a new assessment will be completed to identify eligible households and further program parameters will be provided when the county begins intake and contracting with the administrator.
