Community Recovery. Pat Forbes Louisiana Office of Community Development

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1 Community Recovery Pat Forbes Louisiana Office of Community Development

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3 Impact of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita 1,577 lives lost in Louisiana More than 1.4 million Louisiana residents were displaced Across the Gulf states, damages exceeded $163 billion 217 square miles of Louisiana coastal wetlands were destroyed More than 80% of New Orleans flooded as a result of the storms and the levee failures 2

4 Safer, Stronger, Smarter Stronger Statewide Building Code Parishes had to adopt the latest available Base Flood Elevations Standardization of Waiver Requests Community Planning events and Master Plans developed around the state Increased Local Capacity 3

5 Disaster Recovery Community Development Block Grant Congressional Allocation after Presidentially Declared Disaster HUD calculates award, publishes Notices in the Federal Register, Makes Award to Grantees State or Local Government Responsible Administrator of the Funds 4

6 Disaster Recovery Community Development Block Grant Housing, Infrastructure, Economic Development and Planning Programs 50% Overall Benefit Low to Moderate Income Households and Individuals Eligible Activities and National Objectives Administration Expenses: Limitations 5

7 Katrina and Rita Resources Funding Sources $19.5 billion FEMA funds, administered by GOHSEP o $12.3 billion Public Assistance o $ 5.8 billion Individual Assistance o $ 1.4 billion Hazard Mitigation $6.9 billion Small Business Administration loans $16.2 billion for 215,000 claims paid through the National Flood Insurance Program 6

8 Katrina and Rita Resources Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds From the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Administered by the Louisiana Office of Community Development s Disaster Recovery Unit Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (2005): $13.4 billion: o $11.5 billion Housing o $1.4 billion Infrastructure o $317.4 million Economic Development o $23.7 million Planning and Technical Assistance 7

9 Other Sources Private Insurance Commercial Banks Business Investments Private Philanthropic Organizations Personal Savings Low Income Housing Tax Credits New Markets Tax Credits Social Impact Bonds 8

10 Safer, Stronger, Smarter Use of Low Income Housing Tax Credits Mixed-Income concept Louisiana Land Trust putting lots back into commerce 9

11 Housing Programs Single Family Housing Multi-Family Housing Rental Housing Interim Assistance Buyout/Acquisition Programs 10

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14 Infrastructure Programs o Schools o Hospitals o Sewerage Projects o Roads and Berms o Water Treatment Plants o Removal of Architectural Barriers o Acquisition o Clearance, Demolition o Public Services (15% cap) o Match for FEMA, other Federal programs o Mitigation as part of recovery 13

15 Joseph A. Craig Charter School 14

16 Safer, Stronger, Smarter Combining FEMA Public Assistance (PA) and Disaster Recovery Community Development Block Grant (CDBG-DR) Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (FEMA) Small Business Administration (SBA) Disaster Loans: Residential and Business 15

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18 Economic Development Programs Small Business Loan and/or Grant Programs Workforce Development Programs Business Technical Assistance Programs 17

19 Project-Based Recovery Opportunity (PROP)

20 Small Business Recovery Programs: Considerations Job Creation and Retention Requirements SBA Small Business Requirements Flood Insurance Requirements (Loan versus Grant) Documenting Unmet Need and Avoiding Duplication of Benefits 19

21 Workforce and Technical Assistance Programs: Considerations Public Services Cap (15%) Serve Primarily Low to Moderate Income Individuals Tie to the Disaster 20

22 Katrina and Rita Recovery Highlights More than $9 billion distributed to 130,039 homeowners through the Road Home program; $433.9 million to create 8,870 rental units through the Small Rental Property program; 59 multi-family, mixed-use developments creating 7,475 units in 9 parishes through our Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Piggyback Program; 1,455 individuals received more than $71 million to purchase their first home; 21

23 Katrina and Rita Recovery Highlights, continued 87 schools have been repaired or reconstructed using $243.7 million; More than 300 other infrastructure projects have been funded; Provided more than 21,000 unique technical assistance services to nearly 7,000 businesses; Funded 3,482 grants and 1,044 loans to small businesses; Supported the tourism industry and the enhancement of research facilities in universities and colleges. 22

24 Subsequent Storms CDBG-DR: Hurricanes Gustav and Ike (2008): $1.1 billion: $563 million- Parishes (Counties) $119 million- Affordable Housing $162 million- Infrastructure $180 million- Economic Development, Fisheries and Agriculture $69 million- Administration, Planning and Technical Assistance Hurricane Isaac (2012): $64 million: $61 million- Parishes and FEMA Cost-Share $3 million- Administration, Planning and TA 23

25 Planning The Louisiana Speaks Regional Plan published in May months of work facilitated by some of the top planners in Louisiana and the US 27,000 Louisiana citizens participated A comprehensive approach to guide recovery and growth in Louisiana over the next 50 years Louisiana Recovery Authority Board Member Sean Reilly led a group of stakeholders and citizens at one of the many Louisiana Speaks meetings held after hurricanes Katrina and Rita. 24

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27 Comprehensive Resiliency Program Vision for the Program Funds distributed to communities and parishes o Develop forward-thinking land use plans o Reduce the risk of future damage to communities o Guide development, infrastructure and non-structural mitigation practices Pilot projects are intended to o Develop innovative strategies in resiliency planning o Be shared with communities throughout the state 26

28 Lessons Learned Effective recovery requires: Collaboration Change Communities 27