Fact Sheet


HURRICANE RITA FUNDING STATUS, CAMERON PARISH

Public Assistance Funding for Cameron Parish and State Payout, Sept. 18, 2007
Total federal funds obligated: $116.9 million






















Some of this public assistance funding went into the following Cameron Parish projects:

* Johnson Bayou High School – Approximately $4 million funded repairs to this K-12 school, which is currently open to students.

* Cameron Parish Waterworks – FEMA funding of $225,000 has been obligated for the replacement of a waterworks shop building in Hackberry.

* Cameron Parish District Attorney’s Office – More than $103,000 has been funded to repair the building, which resumed normal operations earlier this year.

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Hazard Mitigation Funding for Cameron Parish, Sept. 18, 2007

* To date, FEMA has received no applications for projects in Cameron Parish.


Individual Assistance Funding for Cameron Parish, Sept. 18, 2007
Total Individual Assistance funding: $38 million

Active Leases in Cameron Parish by Site Type




















* 4,234 Cameron Parish residents have been provided with rental assistance.

* Residents have received a total of $14.9 million in Other Needs Assistance, which may include money for personal property, vehicle replacement, funeral, medical and dental assistance.

* There are currently 757 households living in FEMA direct housing who were Cameron Parish residents prior to the hurricanes.


FEMA coordinates the federal government’s role in preparing for, preventing, mitigating the effects of, responding to, and recovering from all domestic disasters, whether natural or man-made, including acts of terror. 
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Editors: For more information on Louisiana disaster recovery, visit www.fema.gov/gulfcoastrecovery.
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