Gulf Coast Recovery 3 Years Later
Fact Sheet
Release Date: August 26, 2008
Release Number: 1603-804Factsheet
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- FEMA's Gulf Coast Recovery Office coordinates recovery and mitigation programs in Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas.
- Working together, FEMA, state and local partners have demonstrated that "progress through partnership" is necessary in all recovery efforts.
- Over the past three years, FEMA has provided over $50 billion to the Gulf Coast States. Our focus in each Gulf Coast state involves three program areas: Individual Assistance, Public Assistance and Mitigation.
Individual Assistance
- FEMA has provided more than $7.8 billion to individuals and families through FEMA's Housing and Other Needs Assistance that includes personal property replacement, transportation assistance, health care and other expenses related to moving and storage.
- In Louisiana, FEMA has provided more than $5.7 billion to families under the Individuals and Households Program (IHP) approving 857,000 households for Housing Assistance.
- In Mississippi, FEMA has provided more than $1.2 billion in Individual Assistance to more than 216,000 households with over $876 million of that going to temporary housing and repair of replacement activities.
- More than 143,000 families were provided with temporary housing units throughout the Gulf Coast which resulted in the largest temporary housing operation in the history of our country. FEMA has moved over 127,000 households out of temporary housing units as residents move into long-term housing solutions.
| State | Current Number of Households | Peak Occupancy |
|---|---|---|
|
Alabama |
53 |
2,057 |
|
Louisiana |
10,589 |
91,790 |
|
Mississippi |
4,449 |
45,410 |
|
Texas |
3 |
4,245 |
|
TOTAL |
15,094 |
143,502 |
Public Assistance
- More than $11 billion has been obligated in Public Assistance grants to AL, MS, LA and TX for emergency work and permanent repairs for infrastructure, including schools, hospitals, criminal justice facilities and utilities. Below is the Public Assistance funding provided by FEMA to each Gulf Coast state:
- Alabama - $116.1 million
- Alabama has paid out $92.1 million or 79% to the applicants
- Louisiana - $7.14 billion
- Louisiana has paid out $6 million or 51% to the applicants
- Mississippi - $2.84 billion
- Mississippi has obligated $1.49 billion or 53% to the applicants
- Texas - $921.3 million
- Texas has provided $844.5 million or 92% to the applicants
- Alabama - $116.1 million
Mitigation
- The FEMA administered Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) has allocated approximately $467 million to AL, LA, MS, and TX.
- In Alabama, $29 million has been obligated to date in HMGP funding.
- 187 approved projects
- Another 74 project applications are under review by FEMA
- Of Louisiana's $1.47 billion Federal capacity for HMGP funding, $258.2 million has been obligated.
- 161 approved projects
- Of Mississippi's $413 million Federal capacity for HMGP funding, $77 million has been obligated.
- 121 approved projects
- Another 127 project applications valued at $43 million are under review
- In Texas, $102.8 million has been obligated to date in HMGP funding.
- 48 approved projects
National Flood Insurance Program
- Through June 30, 2008, the National Flood Insurance Program has paid out $16.7 billion in NFIP claims in the Gulf Coast, including $13 billion on over 187,000 claims in Louisiana alone, and over 99 percent of all claims filed have been closed.
Last Modified: Tuesday, 26-Aug-2008 15:24:06