ORLANDO, Fla. – FEMA has approved a grant of $2,497,720 for the State of Florida to help Monroe County defray the cost of emergency response after Hurricane Irma in 2017.
FEMA Public Assistance program funds will reimburse the county for emergency measures taken to protect life and property, including lodging, meals, generators, emergency healthcare and other expenses after the storm in the Florida Keys, the Everglades and Big Cypress National Preserve.
The 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.
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FEMA’s mission is helping people before, during, and after disasters.