Law360, New York (December 9, 2015, 3:52 PM EST) -- Community Development Block Grant funds are the best vehicle for addressing major disasters in the U.S. and in implementing effective, appropriate and localized programs to address individual needs of a particular disaster. Whether considering catastrophic damage to Mississippi and Louisiana (Hurricane Katrina) or the New England states (Hurricane Sandy), California wildfires, river flooding or tornadoes, CDBG funding within the framework of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development rules and regulations allow for recovery, mitigation against future events, resiliency in the future, and flexibility to address local issues. The Mississippi Development Authority (MDA), the economic arm of the State of Mississippi, was tasked with using the CDBG disaster funds to develop and implement disaster recovery programs for the state. These programs included the areas of housing, economic development, public infrastructure and tourism....
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