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Houston’s $314M federal disaster aid plan to prioritize housing, generators
List of priority facilities City officials released the list of 140 city facilities, including those within the Inner Loop, that will receive backup generators. Multiservice centers or community centers Police stations Public health centers Wastewater plants Fire stations Libraries
Houston City Council approved a plan during the Aug. 13 meeting to allocate $314 million in federal funding for disaster recovery efforts from two recent extreme weather disasters. The plan will allocate $100 million toward housing repairs. The approval came after weeks of council debate on whether the plan’s housing program should receive a funding increase. The details The $314 million comes from the U.S. Depart- ment of Housing and Urban Development to support long-term recovery efforts following major disasters such as Hurricane Beryl and the 2024 derecho, according to the agenda item. The plan will include allocating parts of the federal funding to needs such as public facilities, the city’s homeless population and housing.
• $100 million to provide backup power to public facilities during disasters • $100 million for housing programs, split equally between multifamily and single-family housing • $41 million for the city’s homeless initiative • $15 million to purchase emergency vehicles According to the original draft, over $229 million is needed for housing repair, recon- struction and personal property loss, which led to an amendment that redirected $50 million from the backup generator program to the housing program, which increased the funding to $100 million. Next steps The HUD department is expected to review and approve the plan by Oct. 3, city officials said.
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