Fact Sheet 
Aug. 23, 2007 
FS-1603-07-07 
News Desk: 504-762-2477 


 
PUBLIC ASSISTANCE FUNDING PROVIDED TO THE GULF COAST 
Total federal funds obligated: $8.3 billion, August 17, 2007 
 
      
 
 
 
 
 
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Some of this public assistance funding went into the following Gulf Coast projects: 
 
• Education - $1.325 billion will help repair and rebuild schools along the Gulf Coast. 

• Criminal Justice - $297 million has been obligated toward sheriff, police and fire departments, as well as other criminal justice entities. 

• Public Works - $1.36 billion has funded infrastructure projects, including repairs to roads, bridges, sewer and water systems, and other utilities. 

• Health and Hospitals – Hospitals and other health facilities will rebuild with $514 million in funds. 

• Historic/Cultural Resources – Museums, theaters, parks and playgrounds are some of the historic and cultural resources that have benefited from the $282 million obligated to the Gulf Coast states. 


 
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.  
 
For more information about FEMA’s Gulf Coast recovery efforts, please visit www.fema.gov/gulfcoastrecovery
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