Release Date: October 24, 2008
Release Number: 1794-030
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LONG BEACH, Miss. -- A total of $9,599,636 in Hurricane Gustav disaster grants has been approved for residents, business owners, local governments and private nonprofit organizations located in Adams, Hancock, Harrison, Washington and Wilkinson counties, according to officials of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency.
FEMA and MEMA officials provided the following disaster assistance figures through Thursday, October 23, 2008:
The county-by-county breakdown of Individual Assistance follows:
Declared County |
Applications for Assistance |
Housing Assistance $ |
Other Needs Assistance $ |
DRC Visitors |
---|---|---|---|---|
Adams |
2,260 |
$357,283 |
$84,408 |
747 |
Hancock |
886 |
$601,150 |
$137,997 |
449 |
Harrison |
961 |
$95,655 |
$16,324 |
151 |
Washington |
2,186 |
$2,734,602 |
$470,573 |
808 |
Wilkinson |
607 |
$237,656 |
$18,206 |
380 |
Total |
6,900 |
$4,026,346 |
$727,508 |
2,535 |
The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency are urging anyone who sustained damage from Hurricane Gustav to register with FEMA for disaster assistance by calling 1-800-621-FEMA (3362), TTY 1-800-462-7585 for the hearing- or speech-impaired, or by going online to www.fema.gov.
FEMA coordinates the federal government's role in preparing for, preventing, mitigating the effects of, responding to, and recovering from all domestic disasters, whether natural or man-made, including acts of terror.
Last Modified: Friday, 24-Oct-2008 16:38:44