Public Action Plan for Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR)

In November 2021, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced it awarded Oregon $422 million in Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds for recovery efforts in response to the 2020 Labor Day Fires. Administered by Oregon Housing and Community Services, this money will pay for new programs to help individuals, households, and communities continue to recover. This effort, which is called ReOregon, will provide funds to rebuild and create new permanent housing in the areas most impacted by the fires.

On Sept. 30, 2022, HUD approved OHCS’ ReOregon Action Plan, which describes how the state will spend the $422 million of federal funding to support recovery from the 2020 Labor Day Fires in Clackamas, Douglas, Jackson, Klamath, Lane, Lincoln, Linn, and Marion counties. The goal of the program is that all fire-impacted individuals and households have equitable access to the resources necessary to be housed safely, sustainably, permanently, affordably and in their housing of choice.