One Year Following Devastating Tornadoes in Enterprise and Surrounding Alabama Communities, Federal Assistance Tops $20 Million
Release Date: March 4, 2008
Release Number: R4-08-075
ATLANTA, Ga. -- A year has passed since tornadoes pummeled southern Alabama, cutting a swath across seven counties that ultimately received a Presidential disaster declaration. Since March 2007, tireless recovery efforts by state, local and federal agencies, as well as countless non-profit, private-sector and faith-based organizations, have helped to rebuild and strengthen once-battered lives and shattered communities. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reports the federal share of the recovery effort has topped $20 million that includes:
- $9,792,064.88 in public assistance funds
- The figure represents the FEMA share of $13 million in projects deemed eligible by the agency and the state.
- $9,012,300 in U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) disaster loans
- $7,875,100 for homeowners and renters
- $1,137,200 for businesses
- $1,640,008.78 in disaster assistance to individuals and families
- $1,146,208.78 for housing assistance
- $493,799.77 for other needs assistance
- $14,732 in federal disaster unemployment insurance payments
ALABAMA TORNADO RECOVERY BY COUNTY
| IHP - Individual and Households Program HA - Housing Assistance ON - Other Needs As of 2/24/2008 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| County | IHP Amount | HA Amount | ONA Amount | SBA Loans |
| Coffee | $1,099,497.60 | $684,572.72 | $414,924.88 | $8,062,300 |
| Dale | $75,026.14 | $70,511.13 | $4,515.01 | $231,600 |
| Dallas | $61,689.09 | $42,920.37 | $18,768.72 | $17,300 |
| Henry | $175,497.00 | $137,433.34 | $38,063.66 | $3,000 |
| Jefferson | $42,908.06 | $36,231.00 | $6,677.06 | $467,600 |
| Montgomery | $94,522.77 | $92,567.82 | $1,954.95 | $59,700 |
| Wilcox | $90,867.89 | $81,972.40 | $8,895.49 | $170,000 |
| TOTAL | $1,640,008.55 | $1,146,208.78 | $493,799.77 | $9,012,300 |
Disaster recovery assistance is available without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, economic status or retaliation. If you or someone you know has been discriminated against, you should call FEMA toll-free at 1-800-621-FEMA (3362) or contact your State Office of Equal rights. If suspicious of any abuse of FEMA programs, please contact the fraud hotline at 1-800-323-8603.
FEMA's temporary housing assistance and grants for medical and dental expenses, and funeral and burial expenses do not require individuals to apply for an SBA loan. However, applicants who receive SBA loan applications must submit them to SBA loan officers to be eligible for assistance that covers personal property, vehicle repair or replacement, and moving and storage expenses.
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: Tuesday, 04-Mar-2008 12:46:36