ORLANDO, Fla. – FEMA has approved a grant of $10,221,118 for the State of Florida to help the City of Miami defray the costs of repairing Dinner Key Marina after Hurricane Irma.
The September 2017 storm caused extensive damage to the marina, which has nine piers with 582 slips and moorings for 225 vessels. FEMA Public Assistance funds will reimburse the city for rebuilding the marina, including replacing piers, decks, mooring facilities, sea walls, electrical system, fire protection system and other components. The project includes strengthening and hardening structures and comprehensive shoreline protection measures to mitigate damage from future storms.
FEMA’s Public Assistance 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.