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CDBG-DR Program

Part of the Office of the Director of Finance

Programs

Economic Revitalization

Ida Business Assistance Program

Small businesses in Philadelphia may be eligible to receive working capital grant assistance if they can demonstrate business impacts due to Hurricane Ida.

Eligible expenses include, but are not limited to:

  • Lease and mortgage payments,
  • Moveable equipment lease payment,
  • Moveable equipment repairs and maintenance,
  • Merchant services fees, such as: VISA, AMEX and Master Card,
  • Marketing costs
  • Business related travel and transportation (e.g. parking fees, tolls, gas, metro cards, air fare),
  • Licenses and permits (including inspections),
  • Delivery charges,
  • Employer portion of payroll taxes,
  • Professional services,
  • Utility bills,
  • Staff payroll (non‐owners),
  • Inventory purchases, and
  • Insurance premiums (property, liability, workers compensation, etc.).

This program focuses on businesses that existed prior to the disaster and were able to reopen.

Grant awards range from $50,000-$150,000. Businesses that receive assistance must benefit low-to-moderate income (LMI) persons and will have reporting requirements based on each business’s recovery needs. City staff will provide guidance on all businesses when a business receives its grant.

The Ida Business Assistance Program is a program of the Department of Commerce. More information and resources will be available on the Department of Commerce’s website soon.

Housing

Approximately $52 million of CDBG-DR funding is allocated for housing programs. There are two distinct housing programs—the Homeowner Repair Program ($42 million) and the Renter Rehabilitation Program ($10 million).

The Homeowner Repair Program is being rolled out before the Renter Rehabilitation Program.

More information and resources will be available soon.

Planning

Approximately $21 million of CDBG-DR funding is allocated for planning projects. These funds provide City departments with funds to conduct planning studies that address unmet recovery and mitigation needs associated with Hurricane Ida.

Approximately $6 million has been allocated for planning projects as of September 2024.

More information and resources will be available soon.

Infrastructure

Approximately $52 million of CDBG-DR funding is allocated for infrastructure projects. This funding provides City of Philadelphia departments with funds to address unmet Ida recovery and resiliency needs associated with public infrastructure and critical facilities.

All funds have been allocated for infrastructure projects as of September 2024.

More information and resources will be available soon.


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