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has been tasked to manage federal funds being used to assist the state in recovering from the flooding experienced in October 2015. These funds come from the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Disaster Recovery programs of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The Disaster Recovery Office is committed to efficiently and effectively addressing the long-term needs of South Carolina’s flood-impacted residents and communities through programs designed to help homeowners, tenants, landlords, developers and local governments.

will oversee $96 million for 22 of the state’s 24 disaster and individual assistance declared counties. They will focus on the needs of the most vulnerable citizens in the state. The City of Columbia and Richland and Lexington counties will receive $59 million in separate federal funding for their own recovery needs.

SCDRO held five town hall meetings to present the action plan and receive public feedback. The action plan is designed to serve as many citizens as possible. SCDRO will concentrate on meeting the needs of the least resilient citizens. Based on public response, they may add or revise portions of the action plan. From September 29th through October 12th, the State is accepting public comments for its 9th proposed amendment to the Action Plan at Contact@SCOR.SC.GOV.

The program goals include the repair and refurbishment of homes based on eligibility and priority need.