Guam HUD CDBG-DR and FEMA Resources

Grantee website, Federal Register notices, and FEMA disaster declarations for the Territory of Guam.

The Guam resource page is the territory entry in the WindRainFlood.Com Resources index. It links to the HUD CDBG-DR grantee website for the Territory of Guam (GHURA), the Federal Register search URL for CDBG-DR notices that name Guam, and a live FEMA disaster declaration table, filtered by default to DR-type declarations for Guam over the last five years.

The page is designed so that a household, a business, or an oversight volunteer can locate the territory agency that administers the federal recovery grant, confirm the FEMA declaration number for their disaster, and search the declaration history for the territory in one place.

Federal Register Published Notices for Guam

Federal Register Published Notices

Allocations for Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery

Use the search button below to open the Federal Register search that names Guam and the HUD CDBG-DR program.

Search Guam Disasters

The Federal Register search opens in a new tab. It returns every HUD CDBG-DR notice that names Guam, including allocations, action plan approvals, and amendments.

FEMA Disaster Declarations for Guam

FEMA Funding Obligations reported the following Major Disasters for Guam between 2021 and 2026:

The table below loads live from the OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2 API. Filter by disaster number, incident type, or date range using the search box above the table.

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Each declaration number in the table links to the FEMA disaster page for that declaration. For a wider search, open the full FEMA disaster declaration search for Guam:

FEMA Disaster Declarations between 2021 and 2026 for Guam

Guam HUD CDBG-DR Grantee

  • Administered by GHURA

    • The Guam Housing and Urban Renewal Authority (GHURA) is the designated entity in charge of the administration of CDBG-DR funds for the territory [citation:5].
    • Grant Program Website
  • Typhoon Mawar (DR-4715-GU)

    • HUD allocated $500,825,000 in CDBG-DR funds for Typhoon Mawar recovery through Federal Register Vol. 90, No. 5, published January 8, 2025 [citation:11].
    • Funds are divided into four principal categories: Housing, Infrastructure, Economic Revitalization, and Public Services (limited to 15%) [citation:5].
  • Most Impacted and Distressed (MID) Area

    • The entirety of Guam has been identified as the MID area, meaning 100 percent of the CDBG-DR funding is allocated for Guam [citation:5].

The grantee website hosts the Guam action plan, the amendments, the allocation amounts, and the applicant portal.

The Three-Step Guam State Index Routine

A repeatable sequence that locates the Guam grantee, verifies the FEMA declaration, and tracks the assistance provided.

1

Locate the Guam Grantee

Your Action: Open the GHURA grant program website from the Guam Grantee card on this page. Look for the Action Plan, Amendments, Programs, and Applicant Portal sections.

Why It Matters: The GHURA grantee website is the only place where the Guam household can read the current action plan, the current allocation, the current program rules, and the current status of an individual case.

2

Verify the Guam Declaration

Your Action: Use the FEMA declarations table on this page to confirm the declaration number, the incident type, and the incident period for your disaster. If you need a wider search, use the FEMA declarations reference link below the table.

Why It Matters: The declaration number appears on the FEMA determination letter and on many Guam program forms. Confirming it ensures your application is matched to the correct disaster.

3

Track the Guam Assistance

Your Action: Use the Federal Register search on this page to review every HUD CDBG-DR notice that names Guam. Use the HUD Exchange CDBG-DR link to confirm the current Guam allocation and published action plan. Save a copy of the current action plan, the allocation, and every decision letter.

Why It Matters: The public record is the document that supports an oversight request, a public comment, a legislative inquiry, or a formal appeal. Preserving the record is the first step in preventing obscured aid.

Glossary Term: Guam CDBG-DR Grantee

Definition: The Territory of Guam, acting through the Guam Housing and Urban Renewal Authority (GHURA), is the HUD CDBG-DR grantee for the territory [citation:5].

In Practice: GHURA publishes the Guam action plan, the amendments, the allocation amounts, the program rules, and the applicant portal on the guamcdbgdr.org website. GHURA is responsible for the program design, the eligibility determinations, and the appeal process for individual applicants.

Why It Matters: The GHURA website is the only public record of the Guam recovery program. Without it, Guam households cannot verify the program rules, the deadlines, or the case status.

Glossary Term: FEMA Disaster Declaration

Definition: A formal federal declaration by the President that a major disaster or emergency exists in a specified area and that federal assistance is authorized.

In Practice: The declaration records the disaster number, the state, the incident type, the incident period, and the designated counties. The declaration unlocks FEMA Individual Assistance, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation, and other federal programs.

Why It Matters: The declaration number appears on the FEMA determination letter and on most state and federal program forms. Without it, the household cannot verify eligibility or file a program application.

Case Origin: Why This Page Exists

After a presidentially declared disaster, federal recovery funding for Guam flows through FEMA and HUD. FEMA administers Individual Assistance and Public Assistance. HUD administers the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery program, which is awarded directly to the Territory of Guam through GHURA [citation:5].

This page traces to recurring Guam typhoon, storm, and public health emergency events where Guam households could not locate the territory's HUD CDBG-DR grantee website or the current FEMA declaration for their area. The pattern was consistent: households that found the grantee website early in recovery completed the application faster and with fewer disputes than households that learned about the program after the application window had closed.

During the 2026 reorganization the recovery team found that the state recovery links, the FEMA declaration links, and the assistance matrix were documented on separate pages, and households could not see the full territory record. The three were merged into this page, which carries the Guam grantee website, the Federal Register search, and a live FEMA declarations lookup in one place.

Key public access points for Guam:

  • GHURA CDBG-DR page: the Guam grantee page for the HUD CDBG-DR program.
  • Federal Register search: the search that returns every HUD CDBG-DR notice naming Guam.
  • FEMA Disaster Declarations: the federal database that records every Guam declaration by number, incident type, and incident period.
  • FEMA Active Disaster Search: the federal search that lists currently open Guam disasters.
  • HUD Exchange CDBG-DR: the federal program page that lists the Guam allocation and the published action plan.
  • openFEMA: the federal open data portal that publishes FEMA program data, declarations, and assistance records for Guam.

The method generalizes to any state or disaster because it depends on the public record that each grantee and each federal agency publishes. Any Guam disaster can be looked up through the search tools on this page, and any new declaration is picked up automatically from the OpenFEMA v2 API.

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