By the Numbers 011
$215 Million Billed To FEMA For Hurricane Ike Hotel Stays
Release Date: November 24, 2008
Release Number: 1791-279
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AUSTIN, Texas -- More than $215 million has been billed to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for the hotel stays of eligible Texans under FEMA's Transitional Sheltering Assistance (TSA).
TSA is designed to provide temporary lodging alternatives to eligible applicants who need a place to stay because they remain unable to live in their homes due to Hurricane Ike damage. The program allows eligible individuals or families to stay in a hotel or motel for a limited time and have the cost of the room and taxes paid directly to the hotel by FEMA. Meals, telephone calls, and other incidental charges are not covered.
"By the numbers" information for former TSA participants:
- 240,000 Have been eligible for TSA (of this number, many returned home or found other housing solutions)
- 25,000 Have used the TSA program
- 7,700 Received rental assistance grants from FEMA
- 4,700 Currently checked into participating TSA hotels
- 5,000 Exported to longer-term disaster housing under the Disaster Housing Program-Ike
TSA-eligible applicants staying in hotels are reviewed every two weeks. The program runs through Jan.15, 2008
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: Monday, 24-Nov-2008 16:48:08