$6 MILLION APPROVED FOR MOLD REMEDIATION COSTS AT PENDER COUNTY
SCHOOLS
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20210318/6-million-approved-mold-remediation-costs-pender-county-schools]


Release Date: 
septiembre 24, 2019 

September 24, 2019

DR-4393-NC NR 182

Media Contact: (919) 990-4090

 

News Release

 

$6 Million Approved for Mold Remediation Costs at Pender County
Schools

 

RALEIGH, N.C. – The State of North Carolina and FEMA are announcing
more than $6.5 million to the Pender County Board of Education for
Hurricane Florence-related cleaning costs.

 

The funds reimburse mold remediation at Pender County elementary,
middle and high schools that flooded during Hurricane Florence. The
mold removal eliminated health and safety threats so students, faculty
and staff could return to school.

 

FEMA’s Public Assistance program provides grants to state and local
governments and certain private nonprofit organizations to reimburse
the cost of debris removal, emergency protective measures and
permanent repair work.

 

Public Assistance is a cost-sharing program. FEMA reimburses
applicants at least 75 percent of eligible costs and the remaining 25
percent is covered by the State of North Carolina. FEMA’s share for
this project is more than $4.9 million and the state’s share is $1.6
million. The federal share is paid directly to the state, which
disburses funds to agencies, local governments and certain nonprofit
organizations that incurred costs.

 

For more information on North Carolina’s recovery from Hurricane
Florence, visit ncdps.gov/Florence [https://www.ncdps.gov/Florence]
and FEMA.gov/Disaster/4393 [https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4393].
Follow us on Twitter: @NCEmergency [https://twitter.com/NCEmergency]
and @FEMARegion4 [https://twitter.com/femaregion4].

 

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