AUSTIN — The Texas General Land Office (GLO) has launched its Resilient Communities Program (RCP).
The program will fund the development, adoption, and implementation of modern and resilient building codes and flood damage prevention ordinances to ensure structures built within the community can withstand future hazards.
The GLO allocated up to $100 million in Community Development Block Grant – Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the program. Cities, counties, councils of government, and federally recognized Indian Tribes in CDBG-MIT-eligible areas can apply for up to $300,000 per applicant.
Applicants may apply for the development, adoption, and implementation of:
- codes that meet or exceed the standards set forth in the International Residential Code 2012 (IRC 2012);
- flood damage prevention ordinance that meets CDBG-MIT requirements of at least two feet above base flood elevation.
- zoning ordinance based on a land use plan or comprehensive plan;
- forward-looking land use plans that integrate hazard mitigation plans; or
- forward-looking comprehensive plans that integrate hazard mitigation plans.
To apply or get more information, contact the RCP team at 512-770-4900 or rcp.glo@recovery.texas.gov.