The Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development, Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) will receive $67,845,000 million from US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in Community Development Block Grant- Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds in response to Vermont's July 2023 floods FEMA Disaster Declaration 4720. These funds will help communities with the necessary expenses related to disaster relief, long-term recovery, restoration of infrastructure and housing, and economic revitalization in the most impacted and distressed areas receiving major disaster declarations, for CDBG-DR eligible activities and addressed a national objective of benefitting low and moderate income people and addressing an urgent need. The Federal Register mandates $54,276,000 must be used to serve communities in zip code 05656 for Lamoille County and all communities in Washington county.
DHCD staff are currently gathering information to prepare the draft action plan due to HUD by April 21, 2025 to access the funding.
A draft of the plan will be made available on the department’s website tentatively on March 14, 2025.
DHCD staff will be holding a public hearing to get input from Vermont residents on the DRAFT HUD CDBG-DR Action Plan on Thursday, March 20, 2025 from 6 p.m. -7:30 p.m. The in-person location will be at the Montpelier Senior Activity Center Community Room, 58 Barre Street, Montpelier.
To join the meeting virtually click on the link below:
Meeting ID: 213 649 989 25
Passcode: CE9YG9df
The purpose of the hearing is to listen to residents’ views that were impacted by the June 2023 floods to help determine the state’s unmet needs for planning, housing, infrastructure, economic revitalization, and public service from the flooding. Public comments need to be submitted by 4:30pm April 20, 2025, to cindy.blondin@vermont.gov.
For more information about the funding please see links below:
Biden-Harris Announcement of Funds
Federal Register for 2025 DR Allocation
Universal Notice