Houston's city council has approved a plan to direct how the first long-term federal housing aid headed this way after Hurricane Harvey will be spent, reports the Houston Chronicle.
The plan targets $600 million to repair or build single-family homes and $375 million to fix or construct apartments.
The action plan is a key step in the city’s effort to draw on $1.15 billion in federal housing aid, part of the $5 billion allocated to Texas from Congress’ first hurricane-related appropriation last fall. Harris County will get a similar amount.
The plan now awaits approval from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, after which it will be attached as an amendment to the Texas General Land Office’s plan that addresses recovery along the rest of the Gulf Coast.
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