C1: Gulf Coast Disaster Recovery

Assist disaster recovery in the Gulf Coast region.

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During 2005, Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma ravaged Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, and Texas and displaced hundreds of thousands of people. The people and infrastructure of the city of New Orleans were hit particularly hard. HUD is working with the Federal Emergency Management Agency to meet the emergency housing needs. The Department also has estimated that over 125,000 housing units were severely damaged or destroyed by Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma, and another 179,000units received major damage. As Congress looked toward long-term reconstruction strategies, it provided $11.5 billion through the CDBG program in December 2005. The Department has requested that Congress provide additional supplemental funding of $4.2 billion for community development and continued rental assistance for Louisiana. Under this objective, HUD will use supplemental appropriations to support the recovery of housing and critical infrastructure in the Gulf region so the citizens can rebuild their communities and lives.

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