# 2026-16042: HUD and FEMA Team Up to Cross-Check Disaster Aid Recipients 2026-16042, Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program, is a Federal Register notice from Housing and Urban Development Department published 2026-08-06, effective 2026-09-08; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-13). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-16042 - As of: 2026-08-13 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Document number: 2026-16042 - Title: Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program - Type: Notice - Agencies: Housing and Urban Development Department - Citation: 91 FR 50888 - Published: 2026-08-06 - Effective: 2026-09-08 - Comments close: 2026-09-08 - Significant: no - Touches household money: yes - Regulation identifier numbers: none - Last updated: 2026-08-13 ## In one line HUD and FEMA Team Up to Cross-Check Disaster Aid Recipients ## Summary HUD, FEMA, and disaster recovery partners are teaming up again to share updated data for better disaster aid. This matching program starts September 8, 2026, lasts 18 months, and helps make sure disaster recovery funds go to the right people. If you have thoughts, speak up by September 8, or the program rolls on as planned! ## Abstract Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended by the Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988 and the Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Amendments of 1990 (Privacy Act), and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidance on the conduct of matching programs, notice is hereby given of the reestablishment of a matching program between the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and HUD's Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) grantees. Since publication of the previous matching program notice, HUD and FEMA have updated the data elements used in the matching program by adding and removing certain data fields to align with current programmatic requirements. ## Effects PRIA read - HUD Uses FEMA Data to Set Grants: benefit, medium. HUD will receive FEMA data and use personally identifiable information to develop funding formulas, request additional appropriations from Congress, and calculate Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) grant allocations. This matching program starts September 8, 2026, and con… - Flood-Insurance Data Can Limit Aid: cost, high. HUD will receive FEMA National Flood Insurance Program and Individuals and Households Program data and will use it to prevent duplication of benefits and to comply with rules that can limit certain flood disaster assistance for persons who failed to obtain and maintain required flood insurance. The… - Transitioning HUD Recipients From Shelters: benefit, medium. The matching program will match FEMA sheltering and housing assistance records with HUD housing program records to help transition HUD-assisted occupants back into HUD housing while preventing duplicative payments. The program goes into effect on September 8, 2026 and runs for 18 months. - Extensive PII Sharing With Grantees: mixed, medium. Under this agreement, many personally identifiable data fields (for example: names, dates of birth, last 4 digits of Social Security numbers, addresses, phone numbers, gross income, FEMA registration numbers, insurance data, and approved assistance amounts) will be shared among HUD, FEMA, and CDBG-… ## Related documents - [2026-16228](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-16228): HUD's Implementation of the Fair Housing Act's Disparate Impact Standard; Amendments to HUD's Title VI Regulations, 2026-08-10 - [2026-13939](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-13939): Rescission of Floodplain Management and Protection of Wetlands; Minimum Property Standards for Flood Hazard Exposure; Building to the Feder…, 2026-07-10 - [2026-08406](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-08406): HOME Investment Partnerships Program: Further Program Updates and Streamlining, 2026-04-30 - [2026-08339](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-08339): HOME Investment Partnerships Program: Further Program Updates and Streamlining, 2026-04-29 - [2026-08244](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-08244): Equal Access to Housing in HUD Programs Revisions, 2026-04-28 - [2026-06926](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-06926): HOME Investment Partnerships Program-Maximum Per-Unit Subsidy Limit Methodology and Amount; Notice for Comment, 2026-04-10 ## Sources - [2026-16042 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/06/2026-16042/privacy-act-of-1974-matching-program) - [2026-16042 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-06/pdf/2026-16042.pdf) ## Related - [Previous: 2026-16041, Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts From the People's Republic of China: Prel…](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-16041) - [Next: 2026-16044, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; Belews Creek; Notice of Hearing](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-16044) - [All Federal Register documents](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-16042 (as of 2026-08-13).