Homeowner Assistance and Reimbursement Programs
(HARP)
The Texas General Land Office (GLO) allocated
$137.8 million in Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR)
funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for
housing and reimbursement recovery following severe flooding in 2018 and 2019
in South Texas and the Lower Rio Grande Valley as well as Tropical Storm Imelda
in Southeast Texas.
The Homeowner Assistance and Reimbursement
Programs (HARP) provide:
• Repair or reconstruction of owner-occupied
single-family homes.
• Reimbursement up to $50,000 for certain
out-of-pocket expenses incurred for repairs including reconstruction,
rehabilitation, or mitigation.
Repayment of SBA loans is also eligible for
reimbursement.
Residents in the following counties are
eligible for assistance: Cameron, Chambers, Harris, Hidalgo, Jefferson, Jim Wells, Liberty, Montgomery, Orange, San Jacinto, Willacy.
For more information:
Homeowner Assistance and Reimbursement Programs (HARP) Overview
Texas Homeowner Assistance Fund