March 2020 Tornado
The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County (Metro Nashville) has been 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. Metro Nashville prepared an initial Action Plan in January 2025 and has revised the Action Plan to incorporate feedback from TNECD. Proposed activities support the rehabilitation of owner-occupied homes to mitigate against future windstorms and tornados, as well as construction of new homes and voluntary acquisition and rehabilitation of vacant homes to sell to qualified households to further long-term recovery in impacted areas. 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. Proposed activity budgets are listed below. CDBG-DR funds must predominately serve households with incomes at or below 80% of the area median income.
Local Action Plan for Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) 2020 Funding
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.
Public Hearing Virtual Recording
Virtual
January 7, 2026
1:00 p.m.
Join the Webex Meeting
Meeting password: Planning16
How to participate in the webinar
If you have difficulty accessing the meeting, please email [email protected].
In-Person
January 7, 2026
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 hearing, members of the public may submit written comments through 12:00 p.m., central time, on Monday, January 12, 2026. 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 12, 2026); or
- Hand-delivered during business hours (Monday-Friday, 9:00 am to 4:30 pm) 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 12, 2026).
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.
Resources
Section 3 Employment Contracting - Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency
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.
