Facts are technically correct but framed in a way that likely leads to a wrong impression. Learn more in Methodology.
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Official documents show that in early 2025 Congress appropriated about $12 billion for HUD’s Community Development Block Grant–Disaster Recovery (CDBG‑DR) program, and HUD subsequently allocated nearly $12 billion ($12.07 billion) in long‑term disaster recovery funds to specified grantees in states and territories hit by 2023–2024 disasters such as hurricanes, floods, and wildfires. HUD’s own January 7, 2025 news release describes this as the administration ‘delivering’ $12 billion in assistance but clarifies that what occurred was the allocation of funds, which must then go through action plans and a multi‑year implementation process before money is actually spent in communities, with grantees given up to six years to expend their allocations. By December 2025, there is clear evidence that HUD had allocated – not fully disbursed – roughly $12 billion in disaster recovery funds; characterizing this as having already “delivered $12 billion … to hurting communities” implies that the full amount has already reached survivors, which overstates the immediacy and degree of on‑the‑ground delivery. Therefore, the claim is misleading: it is grounded in a real $12 billion CDBG‑DR allocation for disaster‑affected areas, but the language suggests completed delivery of funds to communities when, in reality, the money will be drawn down and used over several years.