The Oregon resource page is the state entry in the WindRainFlood.Com Resources index. It links to the HUD CDBG-DR grantee website for the State of Oregon (OHCS), the Federal Register search URL for CDBG-DR notices that name Oregon, and a live FEMA disaster declaration table, filtered by default to DR-type declarations for Oregon 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.
Allocations for Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery
Use the search button below to open the Federal Register search that names Oregon and the HUD CDBG-DR program.
Search Oregon DisastersThe Federal Register search opens in a new tab. It returns every HUD CDBG-DR notice that names Oregon, including allocations, action plan approvals, and amendments.
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 Oregon:
Administered by OHCS
2020 Labor Day Wildfires (FEMA DR-4562)
2020 Wildfires (FEMA DR-4562)
Entitlement Communities (Direct HUD Grantees)
The grantee website hosts the Oregon action plans, the amendments, the allocation amounts, and the applicant portal.
A repeatable sequence that locates the Oregon grantee, verifies the FEMA declaration, and tracks the assistance provided.
Your Action: Open the OHCS grant program website from the Oregon Grantee card on this page. Look for the Action Plan, Amendments, Programs, and Applicant Portal sections.
Why It Matters: The OHCS grantee website is the only place where the Oregon household can read the current action plan, the current allocation, the current program rules, and the current status of an individual case.
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 Oregon program forms. Confirming it ensures your application is matched to the correct disaster.
Your Action: Use the Federal Register search on this page to review every HUD CDBG-DR notice that names Oregon. Use the HUD Exchange CDBG-DR link to confirm the current Oregon 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: Oregon CDBG-DR Grantee
Definition: The State of Oregon, acting through Housing and Community Services (OHCS), is the HUD CDBG-DR grantee for the state's non-entitlement communities .
In Practice: OHCS publishes the Oregon action plans, the amendments, the allocation amounts, the program rules, and the applicant portal on the OHCS website. OHCS is responsible for the program design, the eligibility determinations, and the appeal process for individual applicants.
Why It Matters: The OHCS website is the only public record of the Oregon recovery program. Without it, Oregon 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 Oregon 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 State of Oregon through OHCS .
This page traces to recurring Oregon wildfire, flood, and severe storm events where Oregon 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 Oregon grantee website, the Federal Register search, and a live FEMA declarations lookup in one place.
Key public access points for Oregon:
The method generalizes to any state or disaster because it depends on the public record that each grantee and each federal agency publishes. Any Oregon 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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