NOMA Infrastructure Projects
Projects
Projects Overview
- Public Assistance Projects Subject to Alternative Arrangements
- Public Assistance Program
The objective of the Public Assistance Grant Program is to assist states, local governments, and certain private nonprofit organizations in alleviating suffering and hardship resulting from major disasters or emergencies declared by the President. The Public Assistance Grant Program provides supplemental federal disaster grant assistance for the repair, replacement, or restoration of disaster-damaged, publicly owned facilities and the facilities of certain private nonprofit organizations.
Public Assistance Projects Subject to Alternative Arrangements
While the Public Assistance Grant Program addresses various types of emergency work (debris removal and emergency protective measures), and permanent work (roads, bridges, buildings and structures, water control facilities, utilities, and parks and recreation areas) the Alternative Arrangements will cover only those that can be considered critical infrastructure projects that are essential in providing the basic life, health and safety sustaining services. For ease of planning, analysis, review and public involvement, these projects will be grouped into the following six infrastructure categories. Below you will find a summary of the overall Public Assistance program and definitions of each project type.
- Detention centers (jailhouses)
- Government and court administration buildings
- Hospitals and health care facilities
- Permanent police and fire stations
- Permanent schools
- Utilities and wastewater treatment plants
Summary of Public Assistance Projects in the New Orleans Metropolitan Area
FEMA reports information on the number of Public Assistance (PA) projects being processed. The file below shows a summary PA projects subject to the Alternative Arrangements.
- Summary of Public Assistance Projects in the New Orleans Area as of August 16, 2007 (XLS 24KB)
Detention Centers (jailhouses)
A detention center (jailhouse) is a facility used to detain individuals who are in the lawful custody of the government. The repair and rebuilding of federal, state, parish, and municipal jail or prison facilities for both juveniles and adults are eligible for funding. Some examples of detention centers are: juvenile hall, local or parish prisons, prison work camps, or parish or state jails.
Government and Court Administration Buildings
Eligible buildings in this category can be used by federal, state, parish, or municipal governments. Examples of these facilities are:
- the federal district courts,
- the Louisiana circuit courts,
- administration buildings,
- garages,
- department of motor vehicle facilities,
- Social Security Administration offices,
- maintenance yards,
- the Orleans Parish Notarial Archives, and
- city hall buildings.
Hospitals and Health Care Facilities
These include all facilities that provide medical, diagnostic, and major surgery for care and treatment of sick and injured persons on an inpatient basis under the supervision of licensed physicians and nurses. While private doctors' offices are not covered under this type of project, local clinics and other outpatient facilities are eligible for funding as long as they are nonprofit and open to the public. Surgery centers, community health clinics, hospice facilities, and parish-run rehabilitation centers are also eligible to receive funding.
Permanent Police and Fire Stations
The facilities covered are federal, state, parish, and municipal. Some examples of police and fire stations are:
- the FBI office,
- Louisiana state police offices,
- parish sheriff offices,
- local police headquarters, and
- all fire stations.
PA funding covers only repair and reconstruction of permanent facilities and cannot be used toward short-term facilities or temporary police stations.
Permanent Schools
A permanent school is an educational institution where learning takes place. In Louisiana, schools are governed by school boards that are administered at a parish or state level. PA funding does not cover trailers or temporary facilities that house students during the reconstruction of the schools or temporary facilities that house students in the case of overcrowding.
Utilities and Wastewater Treatment Plants
Some examples of these facilities are:
- power generation facilities,
- sewage collection and treatment facilities,
- water treatment and delivery systems, and
- telephone and utility infrastructure.
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