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Reinforcing Inequalities: The Impact of the CDBG Program on Post-Katrina Rebuilding

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Over the last two decades, the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program has repeatedly been adapted as a vehicle to respond to federal disasters, such as floods, hurricanes, and terrorist strikes. In this article, I describe the use of the CDBG program for disaster recovery, identify changes in rules governing the use of special disaster-related allocations, and explain the advantages and limitations of using the CDBG program to distribute funds to disaster-devastated areas. In particular, I analyze the operation of CDBG disaster-recovery assistance programs in Louisiana and Mississippi following Hurricane Katrina in 2005. I examine how the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development-approved CDBG disaster-recovery programs in these states were designed and implemented in a class and racially discriminatory manner that violated the Fair Housing Act and the low-and-moderate-income rules of the Housing and Community Development Act. In conclusion, I critique the practice of granting waivers of CDBG rules and requirements and suggest policy recommendations to better address the needs of disaster-impacted communities in the future.

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  • Kevin Fox Gotham, 2014. "Reinforcing Inequalities: The Impact of the CDBG Program on Post-Katrina Rebuilding," Housing Policy Debate, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 24(1), pages 192-212, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:houspd:v:24:y:2014:i:1:p:192-212
    DOI: 10.1080/10511482.2013.840666
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