The Texas Department of Rural Affairs (TDRA - formerly ORCA) was designated by Governor Rick Perry, as the lead agency to administer $1,134,990,193.00 in disaster recovery funding provided by the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for recovery from damages sustained as a result of Hurricanes Ike and Dolly.  Areas to be addressed are housing, public infrastructure and economic development.  TDRA will be working with the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs to develop and manage housing activities.

Of the total state allocation, $190,000,000 was allocated to address housing, public infrastructure and economic development needs in the most severely impacted areas of Southeast Texas. 

The South East Texas Regional Planning Commission (SETRPC) split funding between housing and non-housing activities based on FEMA damage assessments obtained from the Governor’s Division of Emergency Management (GDEM) by TDRA.  

Distribution of funds by activity is as follows:

SETRPC's Disaster Recovery Division will be responsible for the administration and/or oversight of these grant awards.