One Year Following Devastating Tornadoes, Disaster Assistance to Stricken Georgia Communities Tops $35 Million
Release Date: March 4, 2008
Release Number: R4-08-076
ATLANTA, Ga. -- A year has passed since tornadoes pummeled nine counties causing damage that ultimately resulted in a Presidential disaster declaration. Since March 2007, combined 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 devastated lives and communities.
The Georgia Emergency Management Agency (GEMA) and U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) report the recovery effort has topped $35 million.
- $24,021,156.23 in public assistance funds
- $3,558,027.60 state share
- $20,463,128.63 FEMA share
- $9,770,700 in U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) disaster loans
- $5,682,200 for homeowners and renters
- $4,088,500 for businesses and economic injury loss
- $1,354,036 in disaster assistance to families
- $906,502 for housing assistance.
- $447,534 for other needs assistance
- $247,450 in disbursed federal disaster unemployment payments
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.
GEORGIA TORNADO AND SEVERE STORMS RECOVERY
| Individual and Households Program: HA - Housing Assistance ONA - Other Needs Assistance as of 2/24/08 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| County | HA Amount | ONA Amount | Total Individual Assistance |
SBA |
| Baker | $120,988.24 | $54,715.43 | $175,703.67 | $586,800 |
| Crawford | $29,255.99 | $4,391.52 | $33,647.51 | $948,900 |
| Dougherty | $58,042.16 | $1,711.86 | $59,754.02 | $248,100 |
| McDuffie | $67,617.17 | $47,142.07 | $114,759.24 | $113,300 |
| Mitchell | $68,827.05 | $3,104.73 | $71,931.78 | $512,800 |
| Sumter | $313,717.04 | $303,929.71 | $617,646.75 | $6,859,000 |
| Taylor | $34,449.02 | $11,756.77 | $46,205.79 | $210,500 |
| Warren | $108,565.47 | $350.00 | $108,915.47 | 0 |
| Worth | $105,039.80 | $20,432.09 | $125,471.89 | $291,300 |
| TOTAL | $906,501.94 | $447,534.18 | $1,354,035.12 | $9,770,700 |
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 14:27:21