Hurricane Harvey Recovery Funding

Sources by Data Layer

FEMA IA: FEMA Disaster 4332 (DR-4332-TX) Individual & Households Program data, obligations as of April 2023. Includes housing assistance and other needs assistance grants.
FEMA PA: FEMA Disaster 4332 Public Assistance obligated amounts. Emergency Work (Categories A–B) and Permanent Work (Categories C–G), 90% federal cost share.
FEMA HMGP: Hazard Mitigation Grant Program funds made available per FEMA Section 404 allocation ($1.18B authorized; $287M obligated as of 2023).
NFIP: National Flood Insurance Program claims paid (~$9B). Congress cancelled $16B in NFIP debt (Oct 2017) to enable continued payouts. Figures from CRS Report IN10784.
SBA: SBA disaster loan approvals per Jan 2018 press release. Low-interest loans (not grants): ~1.75–3.3% interest. Home loans up to $200K property + $40K personal property.
HUD CDBG-DR: $5.676B allocated to Texas per HUD Federal Register notices. Program breakdown from Texas GLO Action Plan amendments. Local allocations include Harris County ($896M) and City of Houston ($1.28B).
USACE: Supplemental appropriations for flood control (Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018). Project figures from USACE Civil Works funding announcements, July 2018.
USDA: D-SNAP benefits ($467M) per Texas HHSC and CBPP; early SNAP issuance ($160M) to 600,000+ existing recipients. NRCS Emergency Watershed Protection ($85M) for Harris County Flood Control District repairs over three years.
Other Federal: Dept. of Education Temporary Emergency Impact Aid ($174M) for 300+ affected school districts. FHWA Emergency Relief ($100M) for road/bridge repair. DOL Dislocated Worker Grants ($36M) + DUA (~$30M). EDA disaster supplemental grants (~$28M identified) from $587M shared 2017 disaster pool. FTA transit relief ($23.3M). HHS/FEMA crisis counseling ($13.9M, Texans Recovering Together).
Texas State: ~$3B from Economic Stabilization Fund (SB 500, 86th Legislature): Flood Infrastructure Fund ($793M via TWDB), TX Infrastructure Resiliency Fund ($857M), FEMA PA 10% match ($335M), HMGP 25% match ($273M), DPS operations ($97M), HHSC Medicaid ($110M), higher ed repairs ($132M), GLO coastal ($200M). Pre-2019 agency spending (~$500M) from General Revenue across 71 agencies (LBB Fiscal Impact Report).
Harris County: $2.5B flood bond (Proposition A, Aug 2018, 85% voter approval). $1.74B for direct local projects, remainder for federal match leverage. 109+ projects completed. Property tax-backed at $0.031/$100 TAV. Source: HCFCD 2018 Bond Program.
Other Local: City of Houston debris removal match (~$25M), other county FEMA PA local share, and unreimbursed emergency response costs. City/county-level spending is partially obscured by federal reimbursements.
Private Insurance: Non-NFIP private insurer claims paid, estimated ~$10B (AIR Worldwide). Claim counts and averages from Texas Dept. of Insurance Data Call (June 2019). 670,000+ total claims filed. Only ~15% of Harris County homes had flood insurance.
Charitable: ~$1B raised across 32+ major aid organizations (Charity Navigator, Texas Tribune). Red Cross breakdown from two-year progress report. Recovery Funds include GHCF Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund ($114M, 127,000 donors) and Dell Foundation Rebuild Texas Fund ($100M, 41 counties). Other nonprofits include Samaritan's Purse ($86M), Salvation Army ($30M), United Way ($44M), J.J. Watt Foundation ($42M).
Out-of-Pocket: Estimated from gap between total damage ($125B, NOAA) and formally tracked recovery funding. Only ~20% of homeowners had flood insurance (Wharton); FEMA grants averaged ~$8,900 against ~$115K avg. damage (Kinder Institute/Rice). 58% of businesses had uninsured physical losses (Dallas Fed). Figures are mid-range estimates of actual self-funded spending.
Utilities: Electric utility restoration $520M+ per S&P Global: AEP Texas (~$380M), CenterPoint ($64M), Entergy Texas. 800+ wastewater treatment facilities flooded; water/sewer costs partially included.
Healthcare: Texas Hospital Association survey of 92 hospitals: $380M capital/operating, $40M uncompensated care, $40M other costs. LBJ General closed 133 of 179 beds. PTSD rates increased 6x among adults; only 8% of affected residents received mental health services.
Faith-Based: Texas Impact “Time & Treasure” report: $211M documented from 23 of 40 surveyed organizations. Southern Baptists: 2.2M meals, 2,600 properties cleared. Potential partial overlap with charitable giving totals.
Environmental: EPA-ordered $155M cleanup at San Jacinto River Waste Pits Superfund site. 13 of 41 regional Superfund sites flooded; 40+ sites released hazardous pollutants.
Agricultural: Texas A&M estimate $200M+ total crop/livestock losses; ~$150M net after USDA crop insurance offsets. Cotton ($100M, 200K bales lost), livestock ($93M), rice/soybeans ($8M).
Foreign Aid: Qatar pledged $30M (largest foreign offer). Venezuela offered $5M via Citgo. Mexico offered $1M but rescinded due to own earthquake. Notably smaller international response than post-Katrina.

All figures in nominal dollars. SBA figures are subsidized loans, not grants. NFIP figures are insurance claims paid from the federal flood insurance program. Private insurance figures are separate non-NFIP claims. Out-of-pocket figures are estimates derived from gap analysis between total damage and tracked funding. Total economic damage estimated at $125B (NOAA); an estimated 70% of flood damage was uninsured.