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Funding Amount

$100,000,000

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

Rebuild Texas Fund

Geographic Scope: Texas (41 counties affected by Hurricane Harvey)

Focus Areas: Long-term disaster recovery, community rebuilding

Overview:
The Rebuild Texas Fund was launched following Hurricane Harvey in August 2017 to provide long-term rebuilding and development support. This was a time-limited initiative focused on sustainable community recovery.

Investment:

  • Total Raised: Over $100 million

  • Dell Family Contribution: $42 million

  • Partner: OneStar Foundation

  • Donors: More than 33,000 donors

    • Focus Areas:

  • Health and housing

  • Education and childcare

  • Workforce and transportation

  • Small businesses

    • Impact (3-year period following Harvey):

  • Projects Funded: 290 projects across 41 counties

  • People Impacted: 2.1 million Texans

  • Health Services: 265,842 people received health services

  • Housing: 3,740 homes repaired or rebuilt

  • Education: 3,724 teachers received essential materials

  • Economic Recovery: 1,411 businesses reopened

    • What They Did:

  • Equipped EMS teams with lifesaving tools

  • Helped small businesses restart operations

  • Restored community facilities (e.g., Little League fields)

  • Supported housing restoration

  • Provided essential materials to schools

  • Funded mental health support services

    • Status:
    One-time initiative completed. Initiative focused on 3-year post-disaster recovery period.

    Background:
    Part of Michael & Susan Dell Foundation's broader commitment to community impact.

    Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    disaster-reliefhousingeducationworkforce-developmentsmall-businesses

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