WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Oklahoma to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding from April 28 to May 2, 2017.Federal funding is available to state and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for emergency work and the repair or replacement of facilities damaged by severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding in the Adair, Beaver, Caddo, Cherokee, Cimarron, Craig,...

BATON ROUGE, La. — The State of Louisiana and FEMA recently agreed to initiate direct sales of manufactured housing units (MHUs) to occupant-survivors of the August 2016 floods who lack permanent housing.In making the decision to launch the sales program, FEMA considers, among other variables, the anticipated return of available rental resources and the applicant’s ability or means to repair their pre-disaster dwelling.Eligible applicants who owned their home prior to the disaster and now occupy a MHU may be eligible to purchase the unit as soon as FEMA determines they are...

BATON ROUGE, La. — FEMA has approved an additional $1.1 million for flood recovery efforts of schools in East Baton Rouge.Disaster funding will help the Runnels School with reimbursements for damaged equipment and contents. Runnels is the oldest private school in Baton Rouge. Items eligible for replacement include: desks, bookshelves, supplies, musical instruments and electronic and athletic equipment.During the August floods, 16 school campuses throughout the parish flooded. Schools in East Baton Rouge have received more than $6 million. FEMA has awarded more than $80 million for schools for this disaster.The...

BATON ROUGE, La. — FEMA recently announced more than $1 million in a federal grant for debris removal for the City of Central in East Baton Rouge Parish. This now represents more than $6 million in federal reimbursements for debris removal in that city.For the August flooding, FEMA’s Public Assistance program continues to reimburse eligible Louisiana jurisdictions for reasonable costs involved in debris removal. The categories are household garbage; construction debris; vegetative debris; household hazardous waste; white goods (i.e., washing machines, refrigerators, etc.), and electronics.FEMA has paid, to date, more than...

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