Disaster Recovery and Mitigation Grants DCRA Grants Summary CDBG-Funded Projects Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) - 2018 Cook Inlet Earthquake - FEMA Disaster #4413 The Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development works to rebuild Alaskan communities by putting Alaskans back in their homes, restoring critical infrastructure and mitigating future damage through resilient community planning. The Division of Community and Regional Affairs is the lead agency for administering the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds on behalf of the state of Alaska. More than $35.8 million has been allocated for recovery from the 2018 Cook Inlet Earthquake. This disaster impacted more than 60 percent of the state’s population living in the Municipality of Anchorage, the Matanuska-Susitna Borough and the Kenai Peninsula Borough. Link Link Community Development Block Grant - Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) - 2018 Cook Inlet Earthquake - FEMA Disaster #4413 The Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development works to rebuild Alaskan communities by putting Alaskans back in their homes, restoring critical infrastructure and mitigating future damage through resilient community planning. The Division of Community and Regional Affairs is the lead agency for administering the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds on behalf of the state of Alaska. This disaster impacted more than 60 percent of the state’s population living in the Municipality of Anchorage, the Matanuska-Susitna Borough and the Kenai Peninsula Borough. Link Link Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery - 2022 Typhoon Merbok - FEMA Disaster #4672 The Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development works to rebuild Alaskan communities by putting Alaskans back in their homes, restoring critical infrastructure and mitigating future damage through resilient community planning. The Division of Community and Regional Affairs is the lead agency for administering the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery for the 2022 Typhoon Merbok (CDBG-DR-MERBOK) funds on behalf of the State of Alaska. On May 18, 2023 HUD allocated $38,493,000 (State Administration: $1,924,650; State Planning: $5,773,950; and Mitigation Set-Aside; $5,021,000) for recovery from the 2022 Typhoon Merbok. A minimum of $30,794,400 must be expended in the HUD-identified "most impacted and distressed" areas. Link Link Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recover (CDBG-DR) – 2024 Juneau Flooding - FEMA Disaster #4836 The Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development works to rebuild Alaskan communities by putting Alaskans back in their homes, restoring critical infrastructure and mitigating future damage through resilient community planning. The Division of Community and Regional Affairs is the lead agency for administering the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery for the 2024 Juneau Flooding (CDBG-DR 2024 Juneau Flooding) funds on behalf of the State of Alaska. Link Link Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recover (CDBG-DR) – 2024 Lower Yukon REAA - FEMA Disaster #4730 The Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development works to rebuild Alaskan communities by putting Alaskans back in their homes, restoring critical infrastructure and mitigating future damage through resilient community planning. The Division of Community and Regional Affairs is the lead agency for administering the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery funds on behalf of the State of Alaska for the 2023 Lower Yukon Regional Education Attendance Area (REAA) Flooding (CDBG-DR 2023 Lower Yukon Flooding) funds on behalf of the State of Alaska. Link Link Related Documents Related Applicable Laws and Regulations Procurement Policies Procurement Academy, Office of Procurement and Property Management, State of Alaska Confidential Citizen Complaints may be filed at: https://ak-ombuds.i-sight.com/portal or in writing on a complaint form, mailed to Alaska Ombudsman1500 West Benson Blvd.,Anchorage, AK 99503 or via email to ombudsman@akleg.gov or by telephone at 907-269-5290 Report Fraud, Waste, and Abuse in HUD programs to https://archives.hud.gov/offices/pih/programs/ph/rhiip/uivreporting.cfm For more information about Alaska CDBG-DR Grants contact Contact DCRA staff at cdbgdr@alaska.gov Brandon McNaughton Division of Community and Regional Affairs Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development Location: Anchorage Phone: (907)269-4501 Fax: (907) 269-4563 brandon.mcnaughton@alaska.gov Revised 12/12/2025 Content Reviewed 12/12/2025 The State of Alaska, Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development (DCCED), complies with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. 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