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Disaster Relief & Urgent Need Fund
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Program
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http://www.orca.state.tx.us/index.php/Community+De
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| Sponsor |
Texas Office of Rural Community Affairs |
| Deadlines |
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis |
| Purpose |
Disaster Relief assistance is available through this fund as needed for eligible activities in relief of disaster situations where either the Governor has proclaimed a state disaster declaration or has requested a federal disaster declaration. Depending on the nature and extent of the damage caused by the natural disaster, priority for the use of TCDBG funds is the restoration of basic human needs such as water and sewer facilities, housing and roads.
Urgent Need assistance is contingent upon the availability of funds for activities that will restore water or sewer infrastructure whose sudden failure has resulted in either death, illness, injury or pose an imminent threat to life or health within the affected applicant’s jurisdiction. The infrastructure failure must not be the result of a lack of maintenance and must be unforeseeable. An application for Urgent Need assistance will not be accepted by the TCDBG until discussions between the potential applicant and representatives of the TCDBG, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), and the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) have taken place. Through these discussions, a determination shall be made whether the situation meets TCDBG Urgent Need threshold criteria; whether shared financing is possible; whether financing for the necessary improvements is, or is not, available from the TWDB; or that the potential applicant does, or does not, qualify for TWDB assistance. If TCDBG funds are still available, a potential applicant that meets these requirements will be invited to submit an application for Urgent Need funds. |
| Eligibility |
An application for Urgent Need assistance will not be accepted by the TCDBG until discussions between the potential applicant and representatives of the TCDBG, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), and the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) have taken place. Through these discussions, a determination shall be made whether the situation meets TCDBG Urgent Need threshold criteria; whether shared financing is possible; whether financing for the necessary improvements
is, or is not, available from the TWDB; or that the potential applicant does, or does not, qualify for TWDB assistance. If TCDBG funds are still available, a potential applicant that meets these requirements will be invited to submit an application for Urgent Need funds. |
Geographic
coverage |
Texas |
Amount of
funding |
See Program web site for details. |
Application
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The application is available on the Program web site. |
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For more information contact:
Questions and comments about this guide or any other aspect of the Texas Community Development Block Grant Program should be addressed to the following location:
Mailing Address: Office of Rural Community Affairs
Texas Community Development Block Grant Program
Post Office Box 12877, Capitol Station –
Austin, Texas 78711-2877
Street Address: 1700 N. Congress, Suite 220- Austin, Texas 78701
Telephone Number: 512-936-6701
FAX Number: 512-936-6776 Summaries of funding programs are provided by RAC for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information. |
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