HUD released a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) - National Disaster Resilience Competition (CDBG-NDR) in 2014. The Competition awarded almost $1 billion in funding for disaster recovery and long-term community resilience through a two-phase competition process. All states and units of general local governments with major disasters declared in 2011, 2012, and 2013 were eligible to participate in Phase 1 of the competition, and during this phase, eligible applicants could participate in resilience workshops hosted by the Rockefeller Foundation.

These resilience workshops provided a wide range of information and expertise to help communities understand resilience and identify various threats, hazards, economic stresses and other potential shocks that could impact each community. They also offered eligible applicants tools and concepts to better identify and assess their situation, engage with their communities, choose resilience building opportunities, and develop strong applications for the NDRC.

Based on a review of the Phase 1 application, 40 states and communities were invited to compete in the second and final phase of the National Disaster Resilience Competition. Applicants were required to tie their proposals back to the eligible disaster from which they were recovering. Additionally, applicants were required to complete a benefit-cost analysis for the proposed projects. In January 2016, HUD announced the following 13 CDBG-NDR grant recipients:

States

• California - $70,359,459
• Connecticut - $54,277,359
• Iowa - $96,887,177
• Louisiana - $92,629,249
• New Jersey - $15,000,000
• New York - $35,800,000
• Tennessee - $44,502,374
• Virginia - $120,549,000

Cities/Counties

• New York City - $176,000,000
• New Orleans - $141,260,569
• Minot, ND - $74,340,770
• Shelby County, TN - $60,445,163
• Springfield, MA - $17,056,880

• NDR Grants Overview
• NDR Competition Overview
• Grant Requirements Notice - 81 FR 36557
• Grants Waiver Notice - 82 FR 36812
• NDR Grants Management FAQs
• Phase 1 FAQs
• Phase 2 FAQs
• Phase 2 NOFA
  • Appendix A - CDBG-NDR Requirements (PDF)
  • Appendix B - Declarations and Counties (XLSX)
  • Appendix C - Partner Letter (DOCX)
  • Appendix D - Phase 2 Partner Agreement (DOC)
  • Appendix E - Instructions for Waiver Requests (DOCX)
  • Appendix F- Certifications (DOC)
  • Appendix G - Most Impacted and Distressed and Unmet Recovery Needs Threshold Criteria and Instructions (DOCX)
  • Appendix H - Benefit Cost Analysis Instructions (DOCX)
  • Appendix I - Consultation Summary (DOC)
  • Appendix J - Crosswalk Checklist (DOC)

• National Disaster Resilience Program Resources

  • HUD Template for Grantee Projections

  • Most Impacted and Distressed Unmet Recovery Need (MID-URN) Checklist Form

  • Most Impacted Counties, Disaster Declarations and FEMA Data

  • NDR Certification Checklist
  • NDR DRGR Action Plan and QPR Setup Guidance

  • NDR DRGR Action Plan Checklist

  • NDR QPR Review Checklist

  • NDR Guide for Review of Financial Management

  • Training and Webinars

Content current as of February 23, 2024.