September 11th - A Nation Recovers

Charts and Summaries

Aid to Individuals and Families.......................................................................................$ 255,106,592
Direct Emergency Assistance from FEMA (US&R & Mission Assignments).........$ 297,711,792
Aid to Government and Non-Profits................................................................................$ 4,490,764,717
Total     $ 5,043,583,101

Aid to Individuals

Disaster Housing (excluding MRA)
bullet 8,957 applications processed
bullet 5,287 applications approved (59%)
$26,507,066

Mortgage & Rental Assistance (MRA)
bullet 11,818 applications processed
bullet 6,187 applications approved (52%)
$41,571,933

Individual & Family Grant (IFG)
bullet 43,660 applications processed
bullet 6,139 applications approved (14%)
$8,102,703

Disaster Unemployment (DUA)
bullet 6,657 claims processed
bullet 3,201 claims approved (48%)
$12,418,005



Crisis Counseling for States affected by WTC Disaster

IMMEDIATE SERVICES GRANT:
STATE APPROVED
NY $ 22,777,134
CT $ 818,210
MA $ 1,547,426
NJ $ 2,585,283
PA $ 16,414
$ 27,744,467


REGULAR SERVICES GRANT:
STATE APPROVED
NY $ 132,148,243
CT $ 923,747
MA $ 1,159,500
NJ $ 4,530,928
$ 138,762,418
   
SUBTOTAL $ 166,506,885
TOTAL AID $ 255,106,592


FEMA Assistance to Date At a Glance *

Public Assistance -- Is aid to government entities and certain not-for-profit agencies. Over 1,000 Public Assistance grants have been prepared to date.

Examples of Public Assistance grants include:

LOWER MANHATTAN TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE

  • $2.75 billion to revamp lower Manhattan transportation infrastructure (in addition to $1.8 billion contributed by U.S. Department of Transportation for a total of $4.55 billion)

DEBRIS REMOVAL

  • $437 million for debris removal
  • $90 million for landfill operations and debris disposal
  • $96 million for costs associated with insurance coverage obtained for debris removal activities

EMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION

  • $33 million for emergency ferry service
  • $15 million for additional emergency train service
  • $9.1 million for road repairs
  • $5.2 million for temporary pedestrian bridge and walkway
  • $1 million for emergency bus service
  • $315,000 for emergency traffic operations

CLEANING AND AIR MONITORING

  • $10 million for exterior building cleaning
  • $2.9 million for air quality testing in schools (see Board of Education)
  • $4.1 million for environmental cleaning in city schools (see Board of Education)
  • $80 million for indoor residential cleaning

FIRE DEPARTMENT OF NEW YORK

  • $105.6 million for Ground Zero overtime costs
  • $28.3 million for destroyed vehicles and related equipment
  • $103.9 million for death benefits
  • $1.5 million for restoration of Engine Co. 10/Ladder 10 Firehouse
  • $2.3 million for cleaning fire apparatus

NEW YORK POLICE DEPARTMENT

  • $295.4 million in overtime at Ground Zero, Fresh Kills landfill, and incident command centers
  • $5 million for destroyed vehicles

NYC BOARD OF EDUCATION

  • $2.9 million for air quality testing in schools
  • $4.1 million for environmental cleaning in City schools
  • $3.4 million for school relocation and transportation
  • $716,000 for textbooks

PRIVATE NOT-FOR-PROFIT

  • $5.9 million for New York University for air monitoring, environmental cleaning and emergency educational supplies/services
  • $400,000 for Pace University air quality testing, emergency supplies and equipment repair and materials

PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY

  • $28.8 million for overtime
  • $4 million for replacement of destroyed rail cars
  • $11.8 million for operating costs for emergency commuter ferry service

OTHER DIRECT AID TO NEW YORK CITY

  • $56 million for DNA testing, forensic analysis, equipment, and other tools for victim identification
  • $7.5 million for NYC Family Center
  • $12.9 million for emergency supplies, equipment and services
  • $2.6 million for pedestrian walk way, mold remediation, and emergency response
  • $8 million to NYC for cancelled elections
  • $43.8 million to NY State Police for Ground Zero security operations
  • $20 million to NY State Military and Naval Affairs for activation of National Guard
  • $17 million for temporary relocation of CUNY's Fitterman Hall

TOTAL PUBLIC ASSISTANCE
Approved     $4,490,764,717



* All dollar amounts as of August 15, 2002



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  Searching for Hope
  A Quick Response
  Providing Comfort in a Time of Need
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  A Call to Action
  From 9/11 to One-to-One
  Moving Sacred Ground
  Rising from the Ashes
  First a Responder, Then a Hero
  A Lesson in Recovery
  There's No Place Like Home
  Taking Care of Business
  Someone to Lean On
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