Community Development

Public Notice

Fort Bend County Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery 2017

Fort Bend County Disaster Recovery Voluntary Buyout Program is a program jointly operated through Fort Bend County Community Development Department and the Texas General Land Office.  The mission is to assist homeowners whose homes were damaged by the 2017 flooding to relocate outside the threat of flooding.

Homeowners who own a property in a Fort Bend County floodway or flood plain may be eligible to receive buyout assistance. The Buyout Program ends August 31, 2022. For additional information and a list of the required documents, please see required document list below and/or contact us by, phone 281-341-4410 or 832-535-8932, or email carolyn.allen@fortbendcountytx.gov

2017 Harvey Buyout Program Housing Guidelines Revised 5-28-2024  [PDF]

2017 Disaster Recovery Buyout Program and Required Documents Flyers

Notice of Proposed Amendment to 2017-CDBG-DR Infrastructure contract  [PDF]

CDBG DR Buyout/Acquisition Program Intake Beneficiary Application (2017 HARVEY Buyout) [PDF]

2017 Harvey Disaster Recovery Buyout Program Flyer  [PDF]

2017 CDBG- DR Buyout Required Documents English [PDF]

EL PROGRAMA VOLUNTARIO DE COMPRA DE VIVIENDAS 2017  [PDF]

2017 PROPORCIONE TODOS LOS DOCUMENTOS APLICABLES QUE SE ENUMERAN A CONTINUACIÓN PARA ASEGURARSE DE QUE SU SOLICITUD SE PROCESARÁ DE MANERA ACELERADA [PDF]

Public Notices

6-23-2023 Re-allocation Public Notice [PDF]

6-23-2023 Aviso Publico Enmienda del Contracto [PDF]

8-23-2022 Final Notice and Public Explanation of a Proposed Activity in a 100-Year/500-year Floodplain and/or Wetland [PDF]

8/23/2022 Aviso final y explicación pública de una actividad propuesta en una llanura de inundación y/o humedal de 100 años/500 años [PDF]

8-23-2022 Notice of Finding of No Significant Impact And Notice Of Intent to Request Release of Funds [PDF]

8-23-2022 AVISO DE DETERMINACIÓN DE NO IMPACTO SIGNIFICATIVO Y AVISO DE INTENCIÓN DE SOLICITAR LIBERACIÓN DE FONDOS [PDF]

8-2-2022  Public Notice CDBG-Disaster Recovery Homeowner Buyout Program [PDF]

8-2-2022 AVISO PÚBLICO EL PROGRAMA DE COMPRA DE VIVIENDAS HURACAN HARVEY 2017 [PDF]

11-5-2021 Public Notice CDBG-Disaster Recovery Homeowner Buyout Program [PDF]

11-5-2021 AVISO PÚBLICO EL PROGRAMA DE COMPRA DE VIVIENDAS HURACAN HARVEY 2017 [PDF]

6/23/2020 - Final CDBG DR 2017 Harvey Housing Buyout Guidelines [PDF]

2017 Draft CDBG_DR Infrastructure Application Part-One [PDF]

2017 Draft CDBG_DR Infrastructure Application Part-Two [PDF]

2017 Draft CDBG_DR Infrastructure Application Part-Three [PDF]

2017 Draft Hurricane Harvey Program Application [PDF]

2017 CDBG-DR Citizen Participation Plan [PDF]

Hurricane Harvey Housing And Infrastructure Notice [PDF]

Public Participation Notice [PDF]

Hurricane Harvey Housing And Infrastructure Notice Revision [PDF]

Public Participation Notice Revision [PDF]

What is the Fort Bend County Community Development Department?

The Fort Bend County Community Development Department was created in 1992 by the Fort Bend County Commissioners Court to administer the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program and other federal housing programs for the County. Since that time, the Community Development Department’s scope has been expanded to include the administration of several other programs.

In 1994, Fort Bend County was designated a participating jurisdiction (PJ), and therefore became eligible to receive a grant directly from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) through the HOME Investment Partnerships Program. In 1995, Fort Bend County became eligible to receive a grant through the Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG) Program which is now Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Program. Fort Bend County is part of the Houston Eligible Metropolitan Area (EMA) for the Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS Program (HOPWA).

Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requires a Consolidated Plan, a single submission for the planning and application aspects of the CDBG, HOME, ESG and HOPWA formula programs. The consolidated submission also consolidates the reporting requirements for HUD programs, replacing five general performance reports with one performance report, the Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER).

Service Areas

The Service area for the Consolidated Plan includes the unincorporated areas of the County and the incorporated areas of Arcola, Beasley, Fairchilds, Fulshear, Kendleton, Meadows Place, Needville, Orchard, Pleak, Richmond, Rosenberg, Simonton, Stafford, Sugar Land, and Thompsons. The County’s service area does not include the cities of Houston, Katy, Missouri City and Weston Lakes.

The Community Development Block Grant - Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) program provides a long-term recovery opportunity for regions impacted by the severe storm and floods of 2015, 2016, and Hurricane Harvey.  The Texas General Land Office (GLO)  created this program based on the $4.29 billion federal allocation for Texas by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) through their notice published 84 FR 4538 (August 30, 2019).

Within the overall allocation, the GLO has created three (3) separate state competitions for regions impacted by the disaster events of 2015, 2016, and Hurricane Harvey.  As a “most impacted” county, Fort Bend County is an eligible applicant in each of the three competitions, which combined may distribute $1.2 billion statewide.  The purpose of the program is to encourage eligible jurisdictions to identify meaningful and impactful projects aimed at mitigation activities that will eliminate long-term risk of injury, loss of life, and damage to and loss of property.

On September 22, 2020, Fort Bend County and the Fort Bend County Drainage District will hold public hearings for Fort Bend County residents to provide input on their applications to the CDBG-MIT program.  The public is encouraged to comment.

8-2-2021 - Public Notice - CBDG-MIT Rain Gauge Network

State of Texas CDBG Mitigation Action Plan

Public Notice (English)

Public Notice (Spanish)

CDBG Mitigation Application

Public Notice

• 1/21/2020 AVISO PÚBLICO CONDADO DE FORT BEND DEPARTAMENTO DE DESARROLLO DE LA COMUNIDAD APLICACION PARA GARANTIA DE PRESTAMO PLANTA DE AGUA CIUDAD DE ARCOLA AUDIENCIA PUBLICA
• 1/14/2020 Public Notice to Set Public Hearing To Receive Comments From Public on 1/28/2020 for Draft Section 108 Loan Guarantee Application City Of Arcola Water Treatment Plant
• 12/26/2019 Public Notice Fort Bend County Community Development Department Loan Guarantee Application Arcola, Texas Water Treatment Plant Draft
• 12/26/2019 AVISO PÚBLICO CONDADO DE FORT BEND DEPARTAMENTO DE DESARROLLO DE LA COMUNIDAD APLICACION PARA GARANTIA DE PRESTAMO PLANTA DE AGUA CUIDAD DE ARCOLA

Application

• 12/30/2019- DRAFT SECTION 108 LOAN GUARANTEE APPLICATION CITY OF ARCOLA WATER TREATMENT PLANT

The CDBG Program regulations at 24 CFR 570.700 Subpart M Loan Guarantees allows public entities to borrow CDBG Program funds for eligible Section 108 projects and to pledge the use of future CDBG Program grant allocations to make the interest and principal loan payments on the loan