FEMA Public Assistance Grants Top $1 Million In New York’s Suffolk County 

Release Date: July 11, 2007
Release Number: 1692-075

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ALBANY, N.Y. -- More than $1 Million in grants has been approved for Suffolk County, under the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Public Assistance (PA) Program.

Suffolk was one of 13 counties approved for PA grants for disaster-related damage from the April nor’easter. The program reimburses eligible state agencies, municipalities, and certain private non-profit organizations that provide essential services of a governmental nature.

"The infrastructure in Suffolk County certainly took a beating during the April nor’easter," said FEMA Federal Coordinating Officer Marianne C. Jackson, "With $1,201,733 to date for Public Assistance (PA), recovery is well on its way Suffolk County."

Of that total, nearly $900,000 has been approved to repair dunes and beach, and to protect private property in the Davis Park area.

The PA program provides eligible applicants with reimbursement for the cost of emergency protective measures taken during the disaster, the cost of debris removal, and for repairs to roads and bridges, water control facilities, buildings and equipment, utilities, parks, recreational facilities and other items.

FEMA funding represents 75 percent of the approved project cost. New York State pays the other 25 percent and manages the PA Program.

Altogether, FEMA has approved nearly $4.5 million in PA grants statewide. The Suffolk County amount accounts for more than 25 percent of the total PA grants to date.

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: Thursday, 12-Jul-2007 08:48:01