Contractors can anticipate a flurry of projects over the next year as the Texas Dept. of Rural Affairs (TDRA) awards $1.5 billion in public projects to rebuild areas hit hard by hurricanes Dolly and Ike.
In November 2008 Congress approved $3 billion in Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for damages caused in Texas by Dolly and Ike. The Texas Dept. of Housing and Community Affairs is overseeing administration of the housing reconstruction portion, and TDRA is handling the other half, says Charlie Stone, TDRA’s executive director.
