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FEMA Awards Central Florida Communities Nearly $5 Million For Hurricane Irma Expenses

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From the Federal Emergency Management Agency

FEMA has approved $4,983,293 for the State of Florida to help central Florida communities defray the costs of cleaning up from Hurricane Irma under FEMA’s Public Assistance Program.

The grants consist of:

$3,113,449 to reimburse the City of Orlando for the collection, reduction, and disposal of debris throughout the city between Sept. 18 and Oct. 17, 2017, following the September 2017 storm. During that time period, city workers and contractors gathered and hauled away 132,360 cubic yards of vegetative debris and 9,603 cubic yards of mixed debris from roads and public property for landfill disposal. They also removed 33 damaged trees and 4,026 hanging limbs that were determined to pose a threat to public health and safety.

$1,869,844 to reimburse the City of Ormond Beach for the collection, reduction, and disposal of debris throughout the city between Sept. 18 and Oct. 17, 2017. During that time period, city workers and contractors gathered and hauled away 126,806 cubic yards of vegetative debris from roads and public property for landfill disposal. They also removed 13 damaged trees and 3,437 hanging limbs that were determined to pose a threat to public health and safety.

Funding for this Public Assistance (PA) project is authorized under Sections 403 of the Robert T. Stafford Act for Florida to cover Hurricane Irma-related expenses, reimbursing eligible applicants for the cost of debris removal; life-saving emergency protective measures; and the repair, replacement or restoration of disaster-damaged facilities like buildings, roads, and utilities.

FEMA’s Public Assistance grant program is an essential source of funding for communities recovering from a federally declared disaster or emergency. The Florida Division of Emergency Management works with FEMA during all phases of the PA program and conducts final reviews of FEMA-approved projects.

Applicants work directly with FEMA to develop project worksheets and scopes of work. Following approvals by FEMA and FDEM, FEMA obligates funding for the project.

FEMA’s Public Assistance program provides grants to state, tribal, and local governments, and certain types of private non-profit organizations including some houses of worship, so that communities can quickly respond to and recover from major disasters or emergencies.

The federal share for Public Assistance projects is not less than 75 percent of the eligible cost. The state determines how the non-federal share of the cost of a project (up to 25 percent) is split with the sub-recipients like local and county governments.

Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA, Hurricane Irma

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