Terms used throughout OAR Chapter 813, division 100 may be defined in Oregon Revised Statute (ORS) or in the OHCS General Definitions (OAR-813-005-0005). Terms used within this division observe those definitions except as defined below:

1. (1) "Area Median Income (AMI)" means the median (middle point) household income for an area adjusted for household size, as published annually by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
2. (2) "Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR)" means funding for housing and community recovery and disaster mitigation, appropriated by the U.S. Congress, an awarded to the State by HUD. The source of funding for the ReOregon disaster recovery programs.
3. (3) "Federal Register" is a daily publication of the U.S. federal government that issues proposed and final administrative regulations of federal agencies.
4. (4) "Low-and-moderate income (LMI) National Objective" means one of three national objectives that any CDBG activity must meet. Activities that meet the LMI objective must benefit households whose total annual gross income does not exceed 80% of county AMI, adjusted for Household size. Income eligibility will be determined and verified in accordance with HUD Guidance. The most current income limits, published annually by HUD, shall be used to verify the income eligibility of each Household applying for assistance at the time assistance is provided.
5. (5) "Most Impacted and Distressed (MID) Area" are areas of greatest impact from a disaster as determined by HUD or the State in making disaster assistance allocations, using the best available data sources to calculate the amount of disaster damage. The MID-designated areas for the 2020 Wildfires and Straight-line Winds (DR-4562) assistance allocation include the counties of Clackamas, Douglas, Jackson, Lane, Lincoln, Linn, and Marion. The State of Oregon has also designated Klamath County as a MID.
6. (6) "ReOregon" is the name used in communication and branding for Oregon’s disaster recovery programs, including all CDBG-DR funded programs.
7. (7) "Urgent Need National Objective" means one of three national objectives that any CDBG activity must meet.  An Urgent Need exists where conditions pose serious and immediate threat to the health/welfare of the community, the existing conditions are recent or recently became urgent, and the recipient of funds cannot finance the activities on their own because other assistance sources are not available. OHCS must document how each program and/or activity funded under the Urgent Need National Objective responds to a disaster-related impact.

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 456.555

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 458.315 - 458.317

History

OHCS 25-2025, adopt filed 05/23/2025, effective 05/23/2025