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FEMA Awards Tampa/St. Petersburg Communities More Than $24 Million For Hurricane Irma Expenses

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Release Date:
Tháng 10 15, 2019

ORLANDO, Fla. – FEMA has approved $24,602,864 for the State of Florida to help Tampa/St. Petersburg-area communities defray the costs of responding to and cleaning up from Hurricane Irma under FEMA’s Public Assistance Program.

The grants consist of:

  •  $1,041,082 to reimburse Hardee County for the collection, reduction and disposal of debris within Hardee County between Oct. 18 and Dec. 16, 2017. During that time period, county workers and contractors gathered and hauled away 17,817 cubic yards of vegetative debris and 1,395 cubic yards of construction/demolition debris from roads and public property for landfill disposal.
  •  $5,406,449 to reimburse Pasco County for the collection, reduction and disposal of debris throughout Pasco County between Sept. 18 and Dec. 16, 2017 following the September 2017 storm. During that time period, county workers and contractors gathered and hauled away 329,678 cubic yards of vegetative debris from roads and public property for landfill disposal. They also removed 1,014 damaged trees and 5,107 hanging limbs that were determined to pose a threat to public health and safety.
  1.  $7,257,837 to reimburse Pinellas County for emergency measures and debris removal throughout Pinellas County between Sept 4 and Oct. 17, 2017. During that time period, steps such as sandbagging and flood-fighting were taken to protect county property prior to the storm. Pinellas County also conducted search and rescue operations, medical care, and evacuation and sheltering for 23,353 individuals and approximately 2,013 pets displaced by the storm. More than 345,015 residents county-wide were affected by mandatory evacuations. Following the storm, county workers and contractors gathered and hauled away 196,681 cubic yards of vegetative debris from roads and public property for landfill disposal.
  •  $3,802,267 to reimburse Sarasota County for the collection, reduction and disposal of debris throughout the county between Oct. 18 and Dec. 16, 2017. During that time period, county workers and contractors gathered and hauled away 223,400 cubic yards of vegetative debris from roads and public property for landfill disposal.
  •  $3,934,915 to reimburse the City of St. Petersburg for the collection, reduction and disposal of debris throughout the city between Sept. 18 and Dec. 2, 2017. During that time period, city workers and contractors gathered and hauled away 254,804 cubic yards of vegetative debris from roads and public property for landfill disposal.
  •  $3,160,314 to reimburse the City of Lakeland for the collection, reduction and disposal of debris throughout the city between Sept. 18 and Dec. 3, 2017. During that time period, city workers and contractors gathered and hauled away 229,715 cubic yards of vegetative debris from roads and public property for landfill disposal. They also removed 8,764 damaged and hanging tree limbs that were determined to pose a threat to public health and safety.

Funding for this Public Assistance (PA) project is authorized under Sections 403 of the Robert T. Stafford Act for Florida to cover Hurricane Irma-related expenses, reimbursing eligible applicants for the cost of debris removal; life-saving emergency protective measures; and the repair, replacement or restoration of disaster-damaged facilities like buildings, roads and utilities.

FEMA’s Public Assistance 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 conducts final reviews of FEMA-approved projects.

Applicants work directly with FEMA to develop project worksheets and scopes of work. Following approvals by FEMA and FDEM, FEMA obligates funding for the project.

FEMA’s Public Assistance 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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