TWO YEARS AFTER HURRICANE FLORENCE, $2 BILLION PROVIDED FOR N.C.
RECOVERY
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20230110/two-years-after-hurricane-florence-2-billion-provided-nc-recovery]


Release Date: 
Septembre 14, 2020 

RALEIGH, N.C. ­– On Sept. 14, 2018, Hurricane Florence made
landfall in North Carolina and dumped as much as 30 inches of rain in
some places. Catastrophic flooding caused extensive damage to homes
and infrastructure in a large portion of the state.

In the two years since the devastating storm, more than $2 BILLION in
federal and state assistance has gone to survivors and communities to
help North Carolina’s recovery move forward. Funding includes FEMA
grants, National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) payments and
low-interest disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business
Administration (SBA).

“I am proud that North Carolina was the first state in the country
to have our action plan approved to access additional federal funds
following Florence and am committed to rebuilding smarter and stronger
to ensure that our communities are as resilient as our people,” Gov.
Roy Cooper said.

RECOVERY EFFORTS AS OF SEPT. 10, 2020:

	* FEMA grants, low-interest SBA disaster loans and NFIP flood
insurance payments for Hurricane Florence survivors total: 

 	* $407.8 MILLION in loans approved by SBA for homeowners, renters
and businesses affected by the hurricane.
 	* $632.7 MILLION paid by the NFIP to flood insurance policyholders
across the state.
 	* $133.9 MILLION in FEMA grants paid to survivors in 34 affected
counties for home repairs, temporary housing and replacing essential
household items.

 	* FEMA PROVIDED HOUSING, WITHOUT COST, TO 656 HOUSEHOLDS approved to
live temporarily in travel trailers or manufactured housing units in
the 13 hardest-hit counties—Bladen, Brunswick, Carteret, Columbus,
Craven, Duplin, Jones, Lenoir, New Hanover, Onslow, Pamlico, Pender
and Robeson. By June 2020, all 656 households had moved into
longer-term housing.
 	* FEMA provided $628.9 MILLION to reimburse state and local
governments and certain private nonprofits in 51 affected counties for
eligible activities and disaster-related costs. An additional $197.1
MILLION has been provided by the state.
 	* FEMA obligated $21.6 MILLION through its Hazard Mitigation Grant
Program to encourage the state and local governments to fund projects
that help communities eliminate or reduce disaster-related damage.