FEMA Awards $2.6 Million Grant to California for Winter Storm Damage
Release Date: January 26, 2007
Release Number: R9-005
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OAKLAND -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced today that federal disaster aid in the form of public assistance has been made available to reimburse the state for disaster relief.
Nancy L. Ward, Region IX Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), announced that FEMA has granted $2,563,161 in public assistance funding to the City of Oakland for damages caused to McKillop Road due to extraordinary rainfall. The scope of work for this project includes construction of a double retaining wall to eliminate the threat of total loss of the road, plus any further damage to existing sewer pipes and storm drains beneath the roadway. All work performed will be on City of Oakland property. Damage suffered by the property owners is not part of this project’s scope of work.
The Federal share is 75 percent of the total approved cost of $3,417,548. Non-federal funding will make up the remaining $854,387.
FEMA's Public Assistance Program is one way federal funding is provided to the state and local governments and to certain private nonprofit organizations. These funds allow them to respond to disasters, to recover from their impact and to mitigate impact from future disasters. While this assistance is aimed at governments and organizations, their final goal is to help a community and all its citizens recover from devastating natural disasters.
FEMA manages federal response and recovery efforts following any national incident, initiates mitigation activities and manages the National Flood Insurance Program. FEMA works closely with state and local emergency managers, law enforcement personnel, firefighters and other first responders. FEMA became part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on March 1, 2003.
Last Modified: Friday, 26-Jan-2007 11:39:24