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Housing department seeks extensions, program shifts in federal Harvey disaster grants
Summary
Houston Housing and Community Development Department recommended extending a DR16 subrecipient agreement, presented a DR17 amendment that reallocates $12.5 million and adds a new Homebuyer Assistance Program 2 (HBAP2), and said the city hopes to recover the reduced funds from the Texas General Land Office.
The Housing and Community Development Department recommended an ordinance to extend and revise federal disaster-recovery agreements tied to Hurricane Harvey during the May 27 Housing and Affordability Committee meeting.
Deputy Director Kanisha London told committee members the department recommends approving the seventh amendment to the CDBG-DR 2016 subrecipient agreement with the Texas General Land Office (GLO), extending the DR16 grant period to Dec. 31, 2025 to align the city's closeout with the GLO's…
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