FEMA APPROVES ADDITIONAL $7.4 MILLION FOR HURRICANE MICHAEL RECOVERY
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20210819/fema-approves-additional-74-million-hurricane-michael-recovery]


Release Date: 
八月 19, 2021 

PENSACOLA, Fla -- FEMA has approved two additional grants totaling
$7,427,525 to reimburse Mexico Beach and Panama City for recovery
efforts following Hurricane Michael in 2018.

Funding from FEMA’s Public Assistance program will provide the
following additional reimbursements:

 	* MEXICO BEACH, FL: $6,251,420 for the dredging operations
throughout the city marina municipal canal, including the collection
and removal of 23,589 cubic yards of storm-generated dredge solids.
This reimbursement brings the total of FEMA’s grants for the
city’s Hurricane Michael-related expenses to $87.9 million.

 	* PANAMA CITY, FL: $1,176,105 to rebuild the 31,200-square-foot Old
City Hall, occupied by the Juvenile Justice System, and restore it to
its pre-disaster design, function and capacity. It will be rebuilt
stronger and more resilient to future storms. The reimbursement
increases FEMA's total grants for the city’s Hurricane
Michael-related expenses to $102.3 million.

FEMA’s Public Assistance 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 program and reviews projects prior to
FEMA final approval.

Applicants work directly with FEMA to develop projects and scopes of
work. FEMA obligates funding for projects to FDEM after final
approval.

Once a project is obligated, FDEM works closely with applicants to
finalize grants and begin making payments. FDEM has procedures in
place designed to ensure grant funding is provided to local
communities as quickly as possible.

FEMA’s Public Assistance program provides grants to state, tribal
and local governments, and certain private nonprofit organizations,
including houses of worship, so communities can quickly respond to and
recover from major disasters or emergencies.