Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) FEMA Disaster #4780

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has allocated $7,954,000 to Massachusetts, which experienced catastrophic floods in 2023 (Massachusetts Severe Storms and Flooding 2023).

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has allocated $7,954,000 to Massachusetts, which experienced catastrophic floods in 2023 for distribution through the Massachusetts Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program.  

The CDBG-DR funds are for necessary eligible expenses related to disaster relief, long-term recovery, restoration of infrastructure and housing, economic revitalization, and mitigation in the “most impacted and distressed” (MID) areas resulting from a qualifying major disaster. 
 

CDBG-DR Action Plans

CDBG-DR Action Plan (posted November 26, 2025)

Local Hazard Mitigation Plan

Local Hazard Mitigation Plan

Summary Information

A total of $7,954,000 was allocated to Massachusetts in the Federal Register Notice published January 16, 2025. 

The CDBG-DR funds are for necessary expenses for activities authorized under title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) (HCDA) related to disaster relief, long-term recovery, restoration of infrastructure and housing, economic revitalization, and mitigation in the “most impacted and distressed” (MID) areas resulting from a qualifying major disaster.

The CDBG-DR Action Plan is a key mechanism for EOHLC to inform the public and HUD of the intended use of the funds within their community and how this plan connects to the community’s remaining unmet needs and mitigation needs associated with the qualifying disaster(s).