A Virtual Public Hearing to accept comments on the Substantial Amendment #1 to the State of Alaska Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery Action Plan for the 2018 Cook Inlet Earthquake (CDBG-DR) Program will be held on July 30, 2021 between 9:00 – 10:00 A.M. Interested parties may participate or provide comment by calling 800-315-6338, access code 94587#.
CDBG-DR funds are allocated only to the CDBG-DR eligible jurisdictions; the Municipality of Anchorage, the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, and the Kenai Peninsula Borough. The objective of the program is to address unmet disaster recovery needs through activities authorized under Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) (HCDA) related to disaster relief, long-term recovery, restoration of infrastructure and housing, economic revitalization, and mitigation resulting from the 2018 Cook Inlet Earthquake, which occurred on November 30, 2018.
The Action Plan describes how the State of Alaska administers the program and the activities to be undertaken during the next six years. The Plan is available online at: https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/Portals/4/pub/CBDG-DR/Substantial_Amendment_1.pdf
Public comments may be submitted by email to cdbgdr@alaska.gov by July 30, 2021.
Written comments on the State Action Plan may be sent to the following address:
Anita Baker,
State of Alaska,
Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development,
Division of Community and Regional Affairs,
550 W. 7th Ave. Suite 1650,
Anchorage, AK 99501,
but must be postmarked by July 30, 2021.