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Wisconsin CDBG Emergency Assistance Program - Local Government Disaster Grants

Wisconsin local governments can seek CDBG emergency funding for eligible disaster-caused housing, public-facility, infrastructure and business-assistance needs, with low- and moderate-income benefit requirements.

Wisconsin Department of Administration - Division of Energy, Housing and Community Resources

Who should look at this?

Good fit for: Municipal or county partners evaluating disaster housing rehabilitation/replacement, demolition, public-facility or infrastructure repair, or business assistance such as equipment replacement and reopening capital.

Potential audience: Eligible Wisconsin local units of government responding to natural or human-caused disaster recovery needs

The local unit of government is the applicant. CDBG national-objective and low- to moderate-income benefit requirements apply, along with program-specific eligibility, duplication-of-benefits, match, and documentation rules.

Government / Public Agency

What recovery capacity might it support?

Housing & Lodging CapacitySpace & FacilitiesTransportation & DeliveryDirect Service CapacityFunding & SponsorshipAdministrative & Operational Support

Availability: Standing program for qualifying local-government disaster needs

Deadline: A local unit of government must submit its notice/application within 90 days of the disaster event; confirm the current filing process with DEHCR.

Funding / value: Awards are capped at $500,000. Public-facility/infrastructure assistance is grant-funded and generally requires a 25% local match; activity-specific rules and available funding apply.

Do not confuse this with:

Not a direct state application for individual households, nonprofits, or businesses; eligible household or business assistance is administered through the local-government grantee. It cannot pay costs covered by insurance or other federal/state assistance, cannot address 100% of recovery costs, and cannot be used as the local match for another state or federal funding award.

Applicability

CDBG-EAP is a standing Wisconsin disaster program. A local government interested in July 27 assistance should contact DEHCR quickly and confirm eligibility before assuming funds will be awarded.

Documentation and cost rules

Local applicants should document the disaster, project scope, household/business beneficiaries, low- and moderate-income eligibility where required, insurance and other assistance, cost estimates, local match where applicable, procurement, and project records.

Prior authorization: yes

Previously incurred costs: varies

The Hub is a starting point, not an eligibility determination. Confirm current rules with the administering organization before relying on a grant, reimbursement pathway, tax treatment, or operational resource.