September 24, 2018 – The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) is holding a public meeting to provide an overview of the Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Program for residents of Nevada, Yuba and Butte Counties who were impacted by wildfires, flooding, mudflows and debris flows in 2017-2018. The meeting will take place on October 4th at the Yuba County Board of Supervisors Chambers in Marysville 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

HCD is the grantee of CDBG-DR funds allocated by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and works with local governments and organizations to fund programs that provide long-term recovery assistance for housing, infrastructure, and economic revitalization. At this meeting, HCD will discuss proposed recovery programs, program eligibility, and the timeline for funding.

Impacted households, the general public, business and nonprofit leaders, elected officials are encouraged to attend. Public comment can also be emailed to DisasterRecovery@hcd.ca.gov.