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The Guam Housing and Urban Renewal Authority (GHURA) is the designated entity in charge of the administration of the CDBG-DR funds which aim to assist in the Island’s long term recovery in the wake of Typhoon Mawar, the Category 4 storm which battered the island in May 2023.
Funds granted through CDBG-DR are divided into four (4) principal categories:
- Housing: new construction, reconstruction, and rehabilitation of single-family or multi-family housing, homeownership assistance, buyouts, rental assistance etc.
- Infrastructure: (public facilities, public improvements), match (to satisfy a match requirement, share or contribution for any other Federal program), and elevation of non-residential structures.
- Economic Revitalization and Section 3 requirements on economic opportunities: attraction, retention, and return of businesses and jobs to a disaster-impacted area.
- Public Services (limited to 15%): housing counseling, legal advice, and representation, job training etc.
GHURA has identified activities to be funded with CDBG-DR and outlined them in the Action Plan which has been published for comment.
HUD requires that CDBG-DR funds be used to address unmet needs in the Most Impacted and Distressed (MID) areas. The entirety of Guam has been identified as the MID, which means that 100 percent of the CDBG-DR funding will be allocated for Guam.
All programs assisted with CDBG-DR funding provided by HUD must comply with one of the program’s national objectives:
- Benefitting low-and moderate income (LMI) persons
- Aid in the prevention or elimination of slums or blight
- Satisfy an urgent need.
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 5301 et seq., in:
- Section 101(c), 42 U.S.C. § 5301 (c).
- Section 104(b), 42 U.S.C.A. § 5304 (b)(3)
- Section 105(c), 42 U.S.C. § 5305
- 24 CFR § 570.483-Criteria for National Objectives
There are a few pathways for projects to meet an LMI national objective:
- Area benefit activities (LMA), which benefit all residents in the service area of a project, where at least fifty one percent (51%) of the residents are LMI persons;
- Limited Clientele Activities (LMC), where fifty one percent (51%) of the beneficiaries of an activity have to be LMI persons;
- Housing Activities (LMH), which provide or improve permanent residential structures which, upon completion, will be occupied by LMI households, and;
- Job Creation and Retention Activities, which create or retain permanent jobs, at least 51% of which (computed on a full-time equivalent basis) will be made available to or held by LMI persons.
GHURA has published its $500.8 million disaster spending action plan for 32 calendar days. The public comment period will allow for community feedback before the action plan is submitted to HUD for approval. The current Citizen Participation Plan is found here:
GHURA will publish the Action Plan at http://www.guamcdbgdr.org/ for public comments on May 1, 2025-June 2, 2025. The community will be made aware of opportunities for comments through GHURA’s website, press releases, the Government of Guam Public Notices Portal, and by print, radio, television, and social media.
Comments can be made by email to: [email protected], public hearings, and may be delivered to 117 Bien Venida Ave Sinajana, GU 96910.
As part of the community engagement process, GHURA will make its plans publicly available and will host three public hearings. These community meetings will be held to solicit input from the residents in the affected areas regarding unmet needs related to the disaster, and their priorities and preferences in allocation of CDBG-DR funds. The schedule of community meetings, including dates, times, and locations, including all plans is available on the CDBG-DR website: www.guamcdbgdr.org.
At this time, GHURA is not accepting any applications for funding, but will be assessing the need for programs where there may be an opportunity to apply for assistance. All information regarding when applications are accepted will be posted on our website: www.guamcdbgdr.org.
The highest priority is to rehabilitate and reconstruct housing for displaced families while incorporating mitigation measures and to increase affordable housing. At this time the housing projects planned include, but are not limited to the following:
- Reconstruction and Rehabilitation of Owner-Occupied Housing
- New Multi-Family Rental Housing Construction for Affordable Rentals
- New Accessory Dwelling Unit Construction for Affordable Rentals.
- Debris removal
- Shelter and transitional housing development
- Rehabilitation of HUD assisted affordable housing
Infrastructure funding will be utilized to address existing gaps and will provide investments in infrastructure improvements. At this time the infrastructure projects planned include, but are not limited to the following:
- FEMA PA Local Cost-Share
- HMGP Local Cost-Share
- Community Infrastructure and Public Facilities
- Architectural and Engineering Design-Guam Memorial Hospital
The economic revitalization program is currently under development at this time.
The CDBG-DR Mitigation Set side will fund projects listed in the Guam 2024 Hazard Mitigation Plan. Final program details are still in development.