ORLANDO, Fla. – FEMA has approved a grant of $2,222,445 for the State of Florida to help the Department of Juvenile Justice repair a dormitory damaged by Hurricane Irma.
FEMA Public Assistance funds will reimburse the department for repairing Dormitory A at the Hastings facility, which provides treatment for teens with mental health or substance abuse disorders. The project included mitigation measures to protect the structure from damage in future storms.
FEMA’s Public Assistance program provides grants to state, tribal, and local governments, and certain types of private nonprofit organizations, including some houses of worship, so that communities can quickly respond to and recover from major disasters or emergencies. The Florida Division of Emergency Management works with FEMA during all phases of the program and conducts final reviews of FEMA-approved projects.
The federal share for Public Assistance projects is not less than 75 percent of the eligible cost. The state determines how the nonfederal share of the cost of a project (up to 25 percent) is split with the subrecipients like local and county governments.