March 2020 Tornado
In July 2024, the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County (Metro Nashville) was allocated $10,827,467 in Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) through the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (TNECD) for long-term recovery and disaster mitigation activities in response to the March 2020 tornado.
To receive these funds, the Housing Division of the Metropolitan Nashville Planning Department (Metro Housing Division) has prepared an Action Plan, which describes how Metro Nashville will utilize these funds to address unmet housing needs, particularly in zip codes impacted by the March 2020 tornado. Proposed activities include supporting rehabilitation of damaged owner-occupied homes, as well as new construction and voluntary acquisition and rehabilitation of vacant homes to sell to qualified households. Preserving and facilitating homeownership in areas impacted by the tornado and in areas at risk of housing loss due to market pressures promote long-term recovery, mitigate disaster-related effects, stabilize neighborhoods, and further housing security. CDBG-DR funds must predominately serve households with incomes at or below 80% of the area median income.
Public Hearings
The Metro Housing Division will host two public hearings on the 2020 CDBG-DR Action Plan to allow members of the public to learn more about the proposed activities and provide comments.
Virtual
January 14, 2025
5:00 p.m.
Join the Webex Meeting
Meeting Password: 011425
If you have difficulty accessing the meeting, please email [email protected].
In-Person
January 16, 2025
5:00 p.m.
Metro Police Department North Nashville Precinct
Community Room
2231 26th Avenue North
Nashville, TN 37208
Public Comments
In addition to the public hearings, members of the public may submit written comments through 11:59 p.m., central time, on Thursday, January 16, 2025. Comments may be submitted in any of the following ways:
- Completing a Comment Form.
- Emailing [email protected], Subject: 2020 CDBG-DR Grant Comments;
- Mailing to Metro Nashville Planning Department, Attention: 2020 CDBG-DR Grant Comments, Metro Housing Division, 800 President Ronald Reagan Way, Nashville, TN 37210 (post-marked no later than January 16, 2025); or
- Hand-delivered during business hours (Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) to Metro Nashville Housing Division, Attention: 2020 CDBG-DR Grant Comments, 800 President Ronald Reagan Way, Nashville, TN 37210 (date-stamped no later than January 16, 2025).
Request for Accommodations
The Planning Department does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, religion, creed, or disability in admission to, access to, or operations of its programs, services, or activities. For ADA inquiries, contact Randi Semrick, ADA Compliance Coordinator, at 615-862-7230 or e-mail her at [email protected]. For Title VI inquiries, contact Human Relations at 615-880-3370.
Other HUD Disaster Recovery Resources
In addition to HUD funding for the March 2020 tornado, Metro has received CDBG-DR allocations for the May 2010 flood and March 2021 flash flooding. These resources are administered by the Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency (MDHA) on behalf of Metro Nashville. Information on these CDBG-DR grants is available on MDHA’s website.
Metro Nashville has not received a CDBG-DR grant for the December 2023 tornado.