BATON ROUGE, La. — FEMA estimates more than $761 million in federal grants will help Louisiana communities with infrastructure projects and other expenses related to August 2016’s flood.
The funding is in addition to nearly $773 million in FEMA grants that have helped survivors repair homes, replace essential items and temporarily pay for somewhere to stay.
When disaster strikes, the first response is to ensure safety and then address property losses. FEMA’s Individual Assistance program helps eligible survivors with certain disaster-related expenses to help their recovery.
Another FEMA program, Public Assistance, benefits everyone. It reimburses disaster-related expenses to local and state government entities and certain private nonprofits in 26 parishes affected by the August 2016 flood.
Costs the PA program may reimburse include:
Cleaning up communitiesRepairing roads and bridgesRestoring water systems and utilitiesRepairing or rebuilding infrastructure like schools, hospitals and emergency servicesEnhancing damaged facilities to reduce or eliminate long-term risks from disastersFEMA has already provided more than $431 million of the PA program’s estimated $761 million.
More than $383 million has been obligated to reimburse local governments with costs related to debris removal and emergency response activities.About $69 million has been obligated to repair or replace infrastructure.Nearly $97 million has been obligated to remove debris, make repairs and replace materials at schools.The state and FEMA have worked with 282 applicants to develop specifications and costs for 859 eligible recovery projects that benefit Louisiana communities.
FEMA typically reimburses 75 percent of eligible disaster-related
BATON ROUGE, La. — FEMA estimates more than $761 million in federal grants will help Louisiana communities with infrastructure projects and other expenses related to August 2016’s flood.
The funding is in addition to nearly $773 million in FEMA grants that have helped survivors repair homes, replace essential items and temporarily pay for somewhere to stay.
When disaster strikes, the first response is to ensure safety and then address property losses. FEMA’s Individual Assistance program helps eligible survivors with certain disaster-related expenses to help their recovery.
Another FEMA program, Public Assistance, benefits everyone. It reimburses disaster-related expenses to local and state government entities and certain private nonprofits in 26 parishes affected by the August 2016 flood.
Costs the PA program may reimburse include:
Cleaning up communitiesRepairing roads and bridgesRestoring water systems and utilitiesRepairing or rebuilding infrastructure like schools, hospitals and emergency servicesEnhancing damaged facilities to reduce or eliminate long-term risks from disastersFEMA has already provided more than $431 million of the PA program’s estimated $761 million.
More than $383 million has been obligated to reimburse local governments with costs related to debris removal and emergency response activities.About $69 million has been obligated to repair or replace infrastructure.Nearly $97 million has been obligated to remove debris, make repairs and replace materials at schools.The state and FEMA have worked with 282 applicants to develop specifications and costs for 859 eligible recovery projects that benefit Louisiana communities.
FEMA typically reimburses 75 percent of eligible disaster-related expenses. However, applicants will be reimbursed 90 percent of eligible expenses given the magnitude of the flood.
For daily DR-4277-LA updates, visit our disaster webpage at www.fema.gov/disaster/4277. Follow us on Twitter @FEMARegion6 and Facebook at www.facebook.com/FEMA.
expenses. However, applicants will be reimbursed 90 percent of eligible expenses given the magnitude of the flood.
For daily DR-4277-LA updates, visit our disaster webpage at www.fema.gov/disaster/4277. Follow us on Twitter @FEMARegion6 and Facebook at www.facebook.com/FEMA.
