Tallahassee, Fla. – FEMA has approved $1,024,893.56 for Florida to reimburse the City of Mount Dora for Hurricane Irma-related expenses. These funds will defray the costs of road and bridge repairs at the Dogwood Mountain Reserve. Reimbursement of these costs are provided through FEMA’s Public Assistance (PA) Program.
FEMA’s PA grant program is an essential source of funding for communities recovering from a federally declared disaster or emergency. The Florida Division of Emergency Management works with FEMA during all phases of the PA program and performs financial and operational reviews of FEMA-approved projects.
Applicants work directly with FEMA to develop project worksheets and scopes of work that include reported damages. Following approvals by FEMA, the Florida Division of Emergency Management, and the applicant, FEMA obligates funding for the project.
FEMA’s PA program provides grants to state, tribal, and local governments, and certain types of private non- profit organizations including some houses of worship, so that communities can quickly respond to and recover from major disasters or emergencies.
The federal share for Public Assistance projects is not less than 75 percent of the eligible cost. The state determines how the non-federal share of the cost of a project (up to 25 percent) is split with the sub-recipients like local and county governments.
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