HUD supports FEMA during disasters exceeding funding limits by coordinating resources for impacted victims, including housing assistance. The agency provides Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds in major disaster areas, helping communities recover from increasing natural disasters. Despite broader efforts to streamline government and potential cuts at related agencies, experts warn that depriving HUD of necessary funding could hinder local recovery efforts, which rely heavily on these resources. As natural disasters become more frequent, sustaining HUD's assistance programs is crucial for community resilience and recovery.
We're only having more natural disasters as time goes on. And HUD's program provides long-term recovery assistance in disaster areas, and it's money that local and state officials also rely on.
Without this funding, communities will be much less likely to recover. The cuts, she added, could also undermine a stated goal of the Trump administration.
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