Two Years After Hurricane Floyd's Strike, Federal-State Aid In South Carolina At $90.4 Million
Release Date: September 14, 2001
Release Number: R4-01-34
Atlanta, GA -- Nearly $90.4 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), and state disaster assistance has gone to help South Carolina's citizens and governments in the two years since Hurricane Floyd raked the state's northeast corner with severe winds and destructive floods.
Following is a breakdown of major federal assistance in the state from FEMA and the SBA as a result of Floyd's strike. FEMA's National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is included.
| Applications for assistance | 16,357 |
| 14,253 housing assistance checks | $10.3 million |
| 9,301 individual, family grants | $6.2 million |
| SBA low-interest loans | $23.3 million |
| Disaster unemployment benefits | $98,800 |
| NFIP claims paid | $19.2 million (for 2,002 claims) |
| Public assistance | $20.8 million |
| Mitigation | $10.5 million |
Public assistance includes emergency debris removal, overtime for essential police and fire personnel, repairing or replacing storm-damaged public facilities such as roadways, bridges, storm sewers, municipally owned utilities and others.
Another FEMA program centers on mitigation programs, which encompass projects designed to avoid or lessen the impact of future disasters on life and property in cities, counties and communities. FEMA pays up to 75 percent of the costs, with the state and/or local sources paying the remaining 25 percent.
Among the diversified mitigation projects are the acquisition of nearly 50 residences that were substantially damaged by floodwaters, a flooded mobile home park, the elevation of several homes to keep them out of harm's way, and drainage retrofitting to protect 117 homes, for example.
Last Modified: Wednesday, 01-Oct-2003 11:05:55