Katrina Assistance for Alabama at $490 Million
Assistance to Individuals and Families at $116 Million
Release Date: December 22, 2005
Release Number: 1605-143
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- In the sixteen weeks since Hurricane Katrina devastated the northern Gulf Coast and led to a federal disaster declaration for eleven Alabama counties, close to $490 million has been provided to disaster victims across the state. According to The Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Alabama Emergency Management Agency (AEMA) the disaster assistance breaks down as follows:
$115.9 million in assistance to individuals and families
- More than 35,120 individuals and families received housing assistance totaling $81.5 million, which includes $58.2 million in rental assistance.
- An additional $34.4 million was provided to 28,777 survivors for other essential needs.
$47 million in Small Business Administration loans
- The U.S. Small Business Administration approved $33.1 million in loans to 890 homeowners and renters plus,
- $11.6 million to 179 businesses and
- $2.3 million in loans to 48 recovering small business owners as working capital.
$327 million was approved for the following
- Public Assistance (PA) approved $68.5 million for infrastructure costs, including $35.5 million for debris removal, $11 million for protective measures such as emergency services and law enforcement, $1.5 million for road and bridge repair and more than $5 million toward restoring public utilities.
- FEMA has allocated close to $1.1 million for crisis counseling services.
- Alabama has received $530,000 in Disaster Unemployment Assistance for individuals out of work as a result of Katrina, and who were not covered by regular unemployment assistance.
- The National Flood Insurance Program disbursed $16 million in initial flood damage claims.
- More than $256.4 million in mission assignments for emergency response, including medical and health services, the distribution of water, ice, meals ready-to-eat (MREs), and debris removal.
Other disaster assistance:
- 7,325 individuals live in interim housing facilities. Interim housing includes hotels and motels, travel trailers in state parks, travel trailers on commercial and private property and on other FEMA leased sites.
- To date, 111,891 Alabama residents registered with FEMA for assistance by calling either the toll-free number 800-621-FEMA (3362), the TTY number for the hearing- or speech-impaired, 800-462-7585 or by going online at www.fema.gov.
- 40,222 individuals sought services at 33 State/FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers (DRCs). Services for the aging were provided to 1,954 individuals.
- 256,333 Katrina survivors received food stamps issued by Alabama Department of Human Resources. This represents $29.3 million, received through a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
- More than 3.1 million cubic yards of storm-related debris has been collected statewide.
Here is a county-by-county breakdown of applications, Housing Assistance (HA) and Other Needs Assistance (ON):
| County | Applications | HA Amount | ON Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baldwin (County) | 7,691 | $5,412,016.33 | $1,600,743.17 |
| Choctaw (County) | 2,696 | $1,388,856.24 | $562,080.22 |
| Clarke (County) | 2,634 | $2,891,770.58 | $379,932.23 |
| Greene (County) | 1,517 | $801,723.19 | $91,244.63 |
| Hale (County) | 737 | $531,227.43 | $72,928.87 |
| Marengo (County) | 830 | $294,630.36 | $93,534.93 |
| Mobile (County) | 88,415 | $65,599,963.80 | $29,950,111.07 |
| Pickens (County) | 1,410 | $659,794.22 | $115,672.78 |
| Sumter (County) | 1,983 | $1,133,987.77 | $169,914.68 |
| Tuscaloosa (County) | 759 | $279,454.58 | $76,514.28 |
| Washington (County) | 3,219 | $2,467,633.96 | $932,413.56 |
| TOTALS: | 111,891 | $81,461,058.46 | $34,045,090.42 |
Last Modified: Thursday, 22-Dec-2005 15:00:58