Public Comment Opportunity: CDBG-DR Action Plan for 2023 Lower Yukon Floods

Public Comment Opportunity: CDBG-DR Action Plan for 2023 Lower Yukon FloodsThe Division of Community and Regional Affairs (DCRA) is developing a Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Action Plan in response to the impacts of the 2023 flooding event in the Lower Yukon (DR-4730-AK). The Recovery Action Plan will outline how disaster recovery funds allocated by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will be used to support recovery efforts in following Lower Yukon communities: Alakanuk, Emmonak, Kotlik, Marshall, Mountain Village, Pilot Station, Pitkas Point, Russian Mission, and Saint Mary’s.The Recovery Action Plan helps the State inform the public and HUD of the intended use of the funds and how the plan connects to the community’s remaining Unmet Needs (or effects from the flooding that haven’t been addressed or fixed yet) and Mitigation Needs (or ways the community can protect itself against future floods).The public is invited to contact the project team with questions and comments. Please contact:Brandon McNaughtonDepartment of Commerce, Community, and Economic DevelopmentDivision of Community and Regional Affairscdbgdr@alaska.gov907-334-2650550 W. 7th Ave. Suite 1650Anchorage, AK 99501The Draft Recovery Action Plan will be posted to the project websites by November 20, 2025: CDBG-DR-Yukon, Grants Section, Division of Community and Regional AffairsThe draft plan public comment period will be open through December 20, 2025. Please join us for one of the virtual public meetings to learn more about the draft plan, ask questions, and provide comments: Lower Yukon 2023 Floods Wednesday, December 3 from 12-1 p.m. Zoom link Call-in number: 1-669-444-9171 Meeting ID: 815 7261 0951 If you require translation services or accommodations for a disability, please contact us at 907-334-2650 or cdbgdr@alaska.gov