HUD CDBG-DR Grants and FEMA Disaster Recovery Resources for Rhode Island

State-level documentation and public records related to HUD’s Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) program and federally declared FEMA disasters in Rhode Island.

By Murray Wennerlund, published , updated .

Rhode Island Resources

Federal Register Published Notices: Allocations for Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery and Implementation of the CDBG-DR Consolidated Waivers and Alternative Requirements Notice (UN AAN)

State of Rhode Island

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FEMA Funding Obligations reported the following Major Disasters for Rhode Island between 2020 and 2025:

Disaster # Type Declared Incident Start Incident End
DR-4765-RI Severe Storm 2024-03-20 2023-12-17 2023-12-19
DR-4766-RI Severe Storm 2024-03-20 2024-01-09 2024-01-13
DR-4753-RI Severe Storm 2024-01-07 2023-09-10 2023-09-13
DR-4653-RI Snowstorm 2022-05-12 2022-01-28 2022-01-29
DR-4505-RI Biological 2020-03-30 2020-01-20 2023-05-11

Resource: FEMA Disaster Declarations between 2020 to 2025 for Rhode Island

Additional Resources

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Oversight, Obscurity, Transparency

Oversight: HUD OIG

Obscurity: 3 (Rating: 0 = Easy, 3 = Difficult, 5 = Impossible) – How difficult Rhode Island makes it for citizens to find the state's grant website.

Where does the state of Rhode Island publish the required HUD CDBG-DR notices and action plans?

The documents are published on the official Grantee website, typically run by the state's Department of Economic and Community Affairs.

However, locating these state-specific websites is often challenging. Check the Rhode Island's obscurity rating on this page to see how accessible the CDBG-DR grant website really is for citizens.