Buyouts: Transforming hazard-prone areas into community havens

What happens to evacuated areas that are prone to natural disaster?

Buyout programs leverage Community Development Block Grants – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds to purchase properties, demolish the structures, and maintain green spaces (i.e. parks, flood storage) that protect surrounding communities.

Get our white paper to learn how to meet new buyout requirements, along with

• Two new national objectives: Low-Moderate Buyout and Low-Moderate Housing Incentive
• Providing assistance to homes in a floodplain
• Designating specific areas for buyouts

In this white paper, you’ll learn how to leverage CDBG-DR to the fullest – given your community’s unique social, economic, and cultural challenges.