FEMA GRANTS $119 MILLION TO THE CITY OF HOUSTON FOR EMERGENCY
PROTECTIVE MEASURES DURING AND AFTER HURRICANE HARVEY
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20230728/fema-grants-119-million-city-houston-emergency-protective-measures-during]


Release Date: 
août 26, 2019 

AUSTIN, Texas – In the two years since Hurricane Harvey made
landfall, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded
more than $119 million to the City of Houston for emergency protective
measures taken after Hurricane Harvey’s landfall.

 

The City of Houston staff extracted water, removed damaged building
materials, towed city vehicles to safety and cleared mud and silt from
various public facilities damaged by Harvey. The city was reimbursed
for sheltering survivors in the George R. Brown Convention Center as
well as for food and medical supplies.

 

FEMA provided grants to reimburse the city for projects that were 100
percent federally funded as is policy for grantees that complete
emergency work within 30 days of the disaster declaration. For the
work completed after the first 30 days, FEMA awarded grants with a 10
percent nonfederal contribution.

 

These grants come from FEMA’s Public Assistance grant program which
reimburses communities for actions taken in the immediate response to
and during recovery from a disaster. FEMA’s Public Assistance grant
program provides project funding directly to the Texas Division of
Emergency Management for disbursement to the applicants. Eligible
applicants include states, federally recognized tribal governments,
U.S. territories, local governments and certain private nonprofit
organizations.

 

For additional information on Hurricane Harvey and Texas recovery,
visit the Hurricane Harvey disaster web page at
www.fema.gov/disaster/4332 [http://www.fema.gov/disaster/4332],
Facebook at www.facebook.com/FEMAharvey
[http://www.facebook.com/FEMAharvey], the FEMA Region 6 Twitter
account at www.twitter.com/FEMARegion6
[http://www.twitter.com/FEMARegion6] or the Texas Division of
Emergency Management website at https://www.dps.texas.gov/dem/.