In 2018, the U.S. Congress created Community Development Block Grant Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) funds to help states impacted by disasters that happened from 2015 to 2017. In August 2019, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released the rules for how states can use CDBG-MIT funds.
Because of damage from storms like the 2017 floods, HUD made $41.5 million in CDBG-MIT funds available to Missouri.
On May 19, 2021, the Department of Economic Development announced that it will award $18.8 million to 29 recipients through its Community Development Block Grant Mitigation Program to help communities recently affected by disasters become more resilient.
A second round of MIT applications are projected to open in early 2023.
Quick Links
- CDBG Application Examples
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- Agreement Between Applicant and Subapplicant
- Conflict of Interest Policy
- Excessive Force Prohibition Resolution
- Fair Housing Ordinance for Cities
- Fair Housing Resolution for Counties
- Intergovernmental Agreement
- Procurement and Conflict of Interest Policy for Counties
- Procurement Policy for Cities
- Public Notice
- Section 3
- CDBG Mitigation Guidelines, Narratives & NOFA
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- 2020 CDBG Mitigation Guidelines
- 2020 CDBG Mitigation Narratives
- 2020 CDBG Mitigation Planning Guidelines
- 2020 CDBG Mitigation Planning Narratives
Duplication of Benefits Documentation
The Duplication of Benefits process and workbook are required for CDBG-DR projects that provide a direct benefit to a household for voluntary buyout/acquisition, repairs/rehabilitation to their home, and new construction of housing where a household is the direct beneficiary.
- CDBG-MIT Policy Manual
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Chapter 1 - Introduction & Administration
Chapter 2 - Direct Beneficiary Intake
- Personally Identifiable Information v 1.1
- 4317 Intake Application Guidelines - 2023
- Disaster Recovery Intake Application - DR-4317 2nd Round
- 4451 Intake Application Guidelines - 2023
- Disaster Recovery Intake Application - DR-4451
- Certification of Zero Income
- Insurance Attestation
- MO CDBG Certification of Verbal Rental or Lease Agreement
- Subrogation Agreement
- DED Confidentiality Oath
- DOB policy Appendix 2 - Consent for Nonpublic Personal Information
Chapter 3 - Citizen Participation
- Citizen Participation v 1.3
- 2008 Disaster Citizen Participation
- 2012 Disaster Citizen Participation
- 2013 Disaster Citizen Participation
- 2017 and 2019 Disaster Citizen Participation Plan and Language Access Plan
Chapter 4 - Financial Management and Reporting
- Financial Management v 1.4
- Budget Policy v 1.2
- ADC vs. Admin Costs Training
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Chapter 5 - Cost Reasonableness
Chapter 6 - Risk Assessment and Monitoring
Chapter 7 - Duplication of Benefits
- Duplication of Benefits (DOB) v 1.4
- PowerPoint (PDF)
- Transcript
- Transcripción del Capítulo 10 de Duplicación de Beneficios - Español
- Training Recording
Chapter 8 - Environmental Review
Chapter 9 - Procurement
- Procurement v 1.4
- State Procurement Policies: OA Vendor Manual
Chapter 10 - Contract Management
- Contract Management v 1.2
- Contract Management Forms and Templates
- Anti-Lobbying Certification v 1.0
- Bid Packet - Use for Grant Award Dates Nov. 30, 2020 and Prior
- Bid Packet - Use for Grant Award Dates Dec. 1, 2020 and After
- Sample Applicant and Subapplicant Agreement v 1.0
- Sample Engineering and Technical Services Agreement v 1.1
- Sample Intergovernmental Agreement v 1.0
- Sample Preselection Engineering and Technical Services Agreement v 1.1
- Sample Preselection Professional Administrative Services Agreement v 1.1
- Sample Professional Administrative Services Agreement v 1.1
- Sample Contract for Admin-Activity Delivery v 1.0
Chapter 11 - Federal and State Labor Standards
Chapter 12 - Civil Rights
Chapter 13 - Closeout
Chapter 14 - Acquisition and Relocation
- Acquisition and Relocation 1.2
- Uniform Relocation Act Relocation Assistance Policy Forms (URA)
- PowerPoint (PDF)
- Transcript
- Transcripción de asistencia para la reubicación basada en URA del Capítulo 5 - Español
- Training Recording
Chapter 15 - Planning
Chapter 16 - Local Voluntary Buyout Program (LVBOP)
- Local Voluntary Buyout Program Forms (LVBOP) v 1.6
- PowerPoint (PDF)
- Transcript
- Capítulo 3 Transcripción del programa de compra voluntaria local - Español
- Training Recording
Chapter 17 - Community Rehousing Incentive for Buyouts
- Community Rehousing Incentive for Buyout Program (CRIB) v 1.4
- Community Rehousing Incentive for Buyouts Program Forms (CRIB)
- PowerPoint (PDF)
- Transcript
- Capítulo 4 Transcripción del incentivo de realojo comunitario para adquisiciones - Español
- Training Recording
Chapter 18 - Demolition
Chapter 19 - Residential Rehabilitation and Reconstruction
Chapter 20 - Affordable Multi-family Rental Recovery
Chapter 21 - Down Payment Assistance
Chapter 22 - New Single-Family Housing Construction
- Coming soon!
Chapter 23 - Infrastructure
- CDBG-DR General Infrastructure Policy v 1.1
- CDBG-Infrastructure in Support of Housing Policy v 1.1
- CDBG-MIT Infrastructure Policy Addendum Policy v 1.1
- Guidehouse & DED Infrastructure Subrecipient Training - March 2023
Chapter 24 - Economic Development
Chapter 25 - Public Services
- Application Training
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9/18/20 – Program and Application Overview + Application Walk Through
- WebEx Training Recording
- PowerPoint (PDF)
9/25/20 – Developing A Project Budget: Administrative vs. Activity Delivery Costs
- WebEx Training Recording
- PowerPoint (PDF)
10/2/20 – LEP Four Factor Analysis and Citizen Participation
- WebEx Training Recording
- PowerPoint (PDF)
10/9/20 – Environmental Review
- WebEx Training Recording
- PowerPoint (PDF)
- WebEx Training Recording
Upload Program Documents
Upload Program Application(s) and Documents
The FTP is a file system that allows you to send large documents that are too big to go through email.
To upload a file to the CDBG FTP, please click the following link and enter the username and password provided below:
Username: ded.cdbg
Password: BCSformupload2020
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Citizens Advisory Committee
| Name | Title | Organization | Experience |
| Jessica Catron | State Disaster Recovery Coordinator | SEMA | Disaster Mitigation Expert |
| Doug Hermes | Executive Director | Missouri Association of Councils of Government | Statewide applicants/grant writing and administration |
| Steve Hobbs | Executive Director | Missouri Association of Counties | Statewide applicants (counties) |
| Richard Sheets | Executive Director | Missouri Municipal League | Statewide applicants (municipalities) |
| Gerritt Brinks | Executive Director | Harry S. Truman Coordinating Council |
MID applicants/grant writing and administration |
| Jason Ray | Executive Director | Southwest Missouri Council of Governments | MID applicants/grant writing and administration |
| Cody Dalton | Executive Director | South Central Ozarks Council of Governments | MID applicants/grant writing and administration |
| Maura Taylor | Executive Director | Catholic Charities of Southern Missouri | Local sub-applicant/public service delivery |
| Shad Burner | Regional Manager, Southeast | Missouri Department of Economic Development | MID resident and business liaison |
| Mark Stombaugh | Director, Regional Engagement Division | Missouri Department of Economic Development | MID resident and business liaison |
| Crystal Jones | Executive Director | Ozark Foothills Council of Governments | MID applicants/grant writing and administration |
CDBG-MIT Citizens Advisory Committee Guidelines
Meeting Details
December 1, 2021
- Agenda
- Minutes (will be updated after meeting)
- PowerPoint
February 22, 2022
- Agenda
- Minutes (will be updated after meeting)
- PowerPoint (will be updated after meeting)
Understanding Mitigation
Mitigation helps communities lessen the impacts of disasters by reducing or eliminating the long-term risk of death, injury, property loss or damage, suffering and hardship. Mitigation activities can include:
Public Infrastructure: Reduces risks for flood, fire, wind and other hazards.
Affordable Housing: Increases available affordable housing in lower-risk areas of communities affected by storms.
Property Buyouts: Reduces risk from future flooding in floodways, 100-year flood plains or Disaster Risk Reduction Areas by purchasing property at risk of future damage and converting it to green space.
Planning: Helps develop land use plans and make upgrades to mapping and data systems. Planning can also help reduce the amount residents pay for flood insurance each year.
How Funding Can Be Used
There are several ways to use CDBG-MIT funds, but HUD has some rules that states must follow when working with local governments and residents to protect communities from future disasters. Missouri must:
- Spend at least half of the funds to benefit areas that were the most affected by the 2017 floods.
- Use at least 50% of the funds for activities that benefit low- and moderate-income residents.
How Your Community Can Prepare for Future Storms
Local governments, businesses, residents and other community members are encouraged to share feedback on how CDBG-MIT funds can help the most people and protect the most at-risk areas. Submit your comments to mocdbg-mit@ded.mo.gov.
Public Hearing Materials
CDBG-Mitigation Public Hearing Presentation (English)
CDBG-Mitigation Public Hearing Presentation (Spanish)
Resilience Planning Fact Sheet
Program Documents
HUD Approved CDBG-MIT Action Plan - Updated
HUD Approved CDBG-MIT Action Plan - Spanish Translation
Amendment 1 - CDBG HUD Approved MIT Action Plan - Executed
Amendment 1 - CDBG HUD Approved MIT Action Plan - Spanish Translation
2022.5.17 DRGR MIT Action Plan
2022.10.2022 DRGR MIT Action Plan
HUD Approved CDBG-MIT Action Plan
CDBG Mitigation Action Plan Draft