(Carrie Feibel/KUHF Public Radio)
More good news today for Texas communities affected by last year’s wildfires. The Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development says block grants of more than $31 million are headed this way to help in wildfire recovery.
The wildfires across the state were extinguished months ago, but areas like Bastrop County east of Austin are still recovering from the massive damage. Agency official Brian Sullivan says the HUD money is meant to fill in the gaps where other relief has fallen short.
“And what that means is that after FEMA money is applied to these disasters and Small Business Administration low-cost loan program and even other forms of state and even private insurance funds are applied in the wake of these disasters, there are still a tremendous amount of unmet needs.”
(Read/Listen to the full story at KUHF Public Radio)
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