Welcome to the Galveston County Hurricane Ike Website!
The Texas General Land Office (GLO) is the designated administrator of a Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Program funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Development (HUD) under Public Law 110-329. The GLO is the agency responsible for the administration of these disaster funds allocated for Hurricane Ike Recovery. The GLO contracted with Galveston County to administer these funds at the local level and to provide relief for those people impacted by Hurricane Ike or Dolly while addressing recognized impediments to affirmatively furthering fair housing as required under the Fair Housing Act. Assistance will be provided under a variety of housing activities including rehabilitation, reconstruction, new construction, and demolition of homeowner and rental housing units.