Community Development

Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery

CDBG-DR 2023 Action Plan

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced in the spring of 2022 that Davidson County would receive $5,151,000 in funding to support long-term recovery efforts following disaster declaration 4601-DR-TN. The county also received a supplemental allocation of $3,367,000 for the same disaster event as announced by HUD on Nov. 3, 2022. These supplemental funds are accounted for in the Action Plan bringing the total Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) amount allocation to $8,518,000. These funds are administered by MDHA on behalf of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County.

The Federal Register notices for both allocations, 87 FR 31636 and 88 FR 3198, specify that 100% of the funding allocation must be spent in the Most Impacted and Distressed (MID) area. Both Federal Registers indicate this area to be Davidson County, however, HUD provided a memorandum to the county, dated March 2022, which indicated in Table A-3a on page 15 of the memorandum that the MID was ZIP Code 37211.

MDHA nor the county in general identified any other MID qualified zones. CDBG-DR funding is designed to address needs that remain after all other assistance has been exhausted. This plan details how funds will be allocated to address remaining unmet need in ZIP code 37211. To meet disaster recovery needs, the statutes making CDBG-DR funds available have imposed additional requirements and authorized HUD to modify the rules that apply to the annual CDBG program to enhance flexibility and allow for a quicker recovery. HUD has allocated $5,151,000 in CDBG-DR funds to Davidson County in response to severe storms, tornadoes and flooding, 4601-DR-TN, through the publication of two Federal Register notices, Volume 87, No. 100 on May 24, 2022, and Volume 8, No. 11 on Jan. 18, 2023. This allocation was made available through the Appropriations Act (Public Laws 117- 43 and 117-180).

See the CDBG-DR Implementation Plan

2023 Action Plan 

Download the 2023 CDBG-DR Action Plan in English, Spanish and Arabic.

Public Comment Information for Spanish and Arabic Translations

Public Hearing

MDHA will hold a virtual public hearing on this proposed plan from 6 to 7 p.m. CDT Aug. 3, 2023.

The meeting can be accessed from the link below:

Public Comment Period — Spanish and Arabic Translations

The Action Plan for the use of the CDBG-DR funds was made available with Arabic and Spanish translations for public examination and comment on July 19, 2023. 

Members of the public may access copies in the following ways:

  • Downloading copies from MDHA’s website at http://www.nashville-mdha.org/community-development/cdbg-dr/
  • Requesting copies by contacting the MDHA Community Development Department at 615-252-8505 or Telephone Device for the Deaf (TDD) at 615-252-8599;
  • Picking up copies in the lobby of MDHA’s Community Development Department at 712 S. Sixth St., Nashville, TN 37206, between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

MDHA will receive written comments through 4 p.m. CDT, Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023. Comments may be submitted the following ways:

  • Sent electronically to consolidatedplan@nashville-mdha.org;
  • Faxed to 615-252-8533 (Attention: CDBG-DR Action Plan);
  • Mailed to MDHA Community Development Department, Attention: Consolidated Plan, P.O. Box 846, Nashville, TN 37202. Mailed comments must be postmarked no later than Aug. 19, 2023;
  • Hand delivered to MDHA Community Development Department (and follow instructions on door for acceptance of delivery), Attention: Consolidated Plan, 712 S. Sixth St., Nashville, TN 37206.

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Previous Public Hearing Information

Public Hearing

MDHA will hold an in-person public hearing on this proposed plan from 6 to 7 p.m. CST Jan. 31, 2023, at Casa Azafrán, 2195 Nolensville Pike, Nashville, TN 32711.  Wearing a face mask is strongly encouraged.  The hearing can also be attended virtually.

Public Comment Period

The draft Action Plan for the use of the CDBG-DR funds was made available for public examination and comment on Jan. 25, 2023. In addition to downloading a copy of the draft plan, members of the public may:

  • Request copies by contacting the MDHA Community Development Department at 615-252-8505 or Telephone Device for the Deaf (TDD) at 615-252-8599;
  • Pick up copies in the lobby of MDHA’s Community Development Department at 712 S. Sixth St., Nashville, TN 37206, between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

MDHA will receive written comments through 4 p.m. CST, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023.

  • Comments may be submitted electronically at consolidatedplan@nashville-mdha.org;
  • Faxed to 615-252-8533 (Attention: CDBG-DR Action Plan);
  • Mailed to MDHA Community Development Department, Attention: Consolidated Plan, P.O. Box 846, Nashville, TN 37202. Mailed comments must be postmarked no later than Feb. 25, 2023;
  • Hand delivered to MDHA Community Development Department (and follow instructions on door for acceptance of delivery), Attention: Consolidated Plan, 712 S. Sixth St., Nashville, TN 37206.

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Procurement Information




2010 Flood Recovery Resources

Funding remains available to repair eligible owner-occupied homes damaged by the 2010 flood and still in need of repair.  Contact The Housing Fund at 615-551-2201 for more information.

MDHA does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, color, national origin, religion, disability or any other legally protected status in admission to, access to, or operations of its programs, services, or activities. For assistance with language interpretation or other accommodation or service, call 615-252-8562. For TDD services, call 615-252-8599.