From July 30 - August 1, 2019, HUD hosted a Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Problem Solving Clinic to educate CDBG-DR and CDBG Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) grantees on how to successfully and compliantly implement their programs.

The slides from day 1 of the clinic are now available on the 2019 CDBG-DR Problem Solving Clinic: Day 1 - CDBG-MIT Grantees training page:

• Beyond the Basics: Emerging Mitigation Practices
• Conducting a Mitigation Needs Assessment
• EPA Regional Resilience Toolkit
• Mitigation Overview
• Planning and Designing Mitigation Projects

The slides from days 2 and 3 of the clinic are now available on the 2019 CDBG-DR Problem Solving Clinic: Days 2 and 3 - Active CDBG-DR Grantees training page:

• CDBG-DR Basics: Key Concepts
• Disaster Recovery Partnerships and Leveraging Resources including Opportunity Zones
• Duplication of Benefits: Understanding and Applying the Requirements
• Federal Partners in Disaster Recovery: DOE, FEMA, and SBA
• Low/Mod National Objective and Income Determination
• Managing and Monitoring Subrecipients
• Managing Construction and Professional Services Contracts
• Managing Multiple CDBG-DR Grants: Challenges and Strategies
• Overview of Cross-cutting Requirements Part 1: Environmental Review and Fair Housing
• Overview of Cross-cutting Requirements Part 2: Uniform Relocation Act (URA) and Labor Standards
• Planning and Implementing Buyout Programs
• Prevention of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse
• Program Launch for New CDBG-DR Grantees
• Understanding Administrative, Planning, and Activity Delivery Costs
• Understanding Procurement

For additional CDBG-DR information and resources, visit the CDBG-DR page on the HUD Exchange.

Please direct any questions or comments to CDBG-DR Clinic Registrar | trainings@hudexchange.info.