Kentucky HUD CDBG-DR and FEMA Resources

Grantee website, Federal Register notices, and FEMA disaster declarations for the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

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

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

Federal Register Published Notices for Kentucky

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 Kentucky and the HUD CDBG-DR program.

Search Kentucky Disasters

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

FEMA Disaster Declarations for Kentucky

FEMA Funding Obligations reported the following Major Disasters for Kentucky 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 Kentucky:

FEMA Disaster Declarations between 2021 and 2026 for Kentucky

Kentucky HUD CDBG-DR Grantee

  • Administered by DLG

    • The Kentucky Department for Local Government (DLG) administers CDBG-DR funds for the state .
    • Grant Program Website
  • 2022 Eastern Kentucky Floods (CDBG-DR)

    • Kentucky received $74,000,000 in CDBG-DR funds from the 2022 Disaster Recovery program for the July 2022 Eastern Kentucky floods .
    • Letcher County is a Most Impacted and Distressed (MID) area for CDBG-DR funding .
  • 2021 Western Kentucky Tornadoes (CDBG-DR)

    • Kentucky allocated $59,728,064 in CDBG-DR funds for a $223 million rental housing initiative in Christian, Graves, Hopkins, and Warren counties .

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

The Three-Step Kentucky State Index Routine

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

1

Locate the Kentucky Grantee

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

Why It Matters: The DLG grantee website is the only place where the Kentucky 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 Kentucky 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 Kentucky program forms. Confirming it ensures your application is matched to the correct disaster.

3

Track the Kentucky Assistance

Your Action: Use the Federal Register search on this page to review every HUD CDBG-DR notice that names Kentucky. Use the HUD Exchange CDBG-DR link to confirm the current Kentucky 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: Kentucky CDBG-DR Grantee

Definition: The Commonwealth of Kentucky, acting through the Department for Local Government (DLG), is the HUD CDBG-DR grantee for the state .

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

Why It Matters: The DLG website is the only public record of the Kentucky recovery program. Without it, Kentucky 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 Kentucky 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 Commonwealth of Kentucky through DLG.

This page traces to recurring Kentucky flood, tornado, and storm events where Kentucky households could not locate the state's HUD CDBG-DR grantee website or the current FEMA declaration for their county. The pattern was consistent: households that found the state 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 state record. The three were merged into this page, which carries the Kentucky grantee website, the Federal Register search, and a live FEMA declarations lookup in one place.

Key public access points for Kentucky:

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

The method generalizes to any state or disaster because it depends on the public record that each grantee and each federal agency publishes. Any Kentucky 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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