Health and Human Services & Veterans Services

Community Development Block Grant

CDBG- Recovery (CDBG-R)

Travis County received $226,300 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.  The funds must benefit Travis County low- to moderate-income residents who live in the unincorporated areas of the county, and meet the spirit of the Recovery Act as required by HUD, the County held a 7 day public comment period to receive comments on the proposed project from May 22, 2009 until May 29, 2009.

Project

Owner Occupied Home Rehabilitation: Water Connections in Plain View Estates
This project involves the service connection of approximately 39 houses (approximately 140 people) to public water infrastructure for the first time. The homes are located in Plain View Estates, a primarily low to moderate income neighborhood located in the unincorporated areas of Eastern Travis County. Learn more about the project.

Read the Amendment for CDBG-R to learn in details the proposed project for these funds or the CDBG-R Public Hearing Presentation for an overview CDBG-R and how the proposed project was chosen.

Project Status and Reporting

View detailed quarterly reports

CDBG-R General Resources

Recovery.Gov
General Information on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

HUD.Gov/Recovery - CDBG
HUD website with information on the implementation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act by the different HUD programs including CDBG-Recovery.

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