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GREENVILLE, S.C. -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) today announced that to date an additional $1,677,402 in federal ice storm disaster aid has been approved for government entities including special purpose districts and certain private non-profit organizations in seven upstate counties. President George W. Bush, at the request of South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford, signed a major disaster declaration on Jan. 20, triggering federal aid to the counties hard-hit by the Dec. 15-16, 2005 ice storm, as well as state agencies.
GREENVILLE, S.C. -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) today announced that more than $1,082,000 in federal ice storm disaster aid has been approved for government entities including special purpose districts and certain private non-profit organizations. President George W. Bush, at the request of South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford, signed a major disaster declaration on Jan. 20, triggering federal aid to seven counties hard-hit by the Dec. 15-16, 2005 ice storm.
GREENVILLE , S.C. -- A series of briefings has been scheduled to help communities in South Carolina 's seven storm disaster counties with requests for federal assistance in recovering from the December 15-16 ice storm damage.
Financial Assistance
If and when individual assistance money is approved for this disaster, it will be displayed here. Information is updated every 24 hours.
Public Assistance - Dollars Approved
Public Assistance DefinitionsPublic Assistance (PA): Disaster grant assistance available for communities to quickly respond to and recover from major disasters or emergencies declared by the President
Emergency Work (Categories A-B): Work that must be performed to reduce or eliminate an immediate threat to life, protect public health and safety, and to protect improved property that is significantly threatened due to disasters or emergencies declared by the President
Permanent Work (Categories C-G): Work that is required to restore a damaged facility, through repair or restoration, to its pre-disaster design, function, and capacity in accordance with applicable codes and standards
*Dollars Approved: Assistance dollars approved but not necessarily disbursed.
*Dollars Obligated: Funds made available to the State via electronic transfer following FEMA's final review and approval of Public Assistance projects.
Total Public Assistance Grants - Dollars Obligated* | Emergency Work (Categories A-B) - Dollars Obligated* | Permanent Work (Categories C-G) - Dollars Obligated* | |
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Total Amount | $11,286,153.18 | $8,641,038.55 | $2,584,295.94 |