NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR CDBG-DR 2025 ACTION PLAN

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD 
FOR CDBG-DR 2025 ACTION PLAN
DR-4698 AND DR-4788
OF ARKANSAS

The State of Arkansas received $59,048,000 in grant funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for two Presidentially Declared Disasters in Arkansas known as (DR-4698), which consisted of severe storms and tornadoes in 2023; and (DR-4788) for severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, and flooding in 2024. These funds shall be applied to the CDBG-DR 2025 Action Plan to be administered by the Arkansas Development Finance Authority (ADFA). 

A virtual Public Hearing will be held, October 1, 2025, at 12:00 noon via Zoom, to hear comments considering the CDBG-DR 2025 Action Plan (Plan).  To view a draft of the Plan, please visit ADFA’s Disaster Recovery webpage at: https://adfa.arkansas.gov/programs/community-development-block-grant-disaster-recovery-cdbg-dr/.

Additionally, a public comment period will extend for 30 days beginning at 8:00 am, Wednesday, September 10, 2025, and will end at 4:30 pm, Friday, October 10, 2025. Oral comments may be taken during the Public Hearing, October 1, 2025, at 12:00 noon.  During the 30-day public comment period, written comments should be directed to this email address: Lori.Brockway@Arkansas.gov or via postal mail to 

Lori Brockway, ADFA Federal Housing Programs, 1 Commerce Way, Little Rock, AR 72202 or via fax to (501) 682-5939.  All comments will be considered in the final draft of the Plan submitted to HUD.  

The Plan may be provided in alternative formats (i.e., Braille, large print, audio tape) for the disabled, or in Spanish, upon written request via email to:  

Lori.Brockway@Arkansas.gov.  Likewise, the Public Hearing will have closed captions for the hearing impaired and non-English speakers, who may request translation through the Zoom application. 


ADFA is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: PUBLIC HEARING & PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR CDBG-DR 2025 ACTION PLAN

Time: Oct 1, 2025 12:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

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