Actualizaciones
WASHINGTON, DC –La Agencia Federal para el Manejo de Emergencias (FEMA, por sus siglas en inglés) del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional de los Estados Unidos anunció que hay asistencia federal por desastre disponible para el estado de Washington a fin de complementar las labores estatales, tribales y locales de recuperación en el área impactada por tormentas severas, vientos directos e inundaciones durante el periodo del 20 de julio de 2012.
A continuación, un resumen de los programas claves de ayuda federal por desastre que podrían estar disponibles según sea necesario y según se amerite bajo la declaración presidencial de desastre emitida por el Presidente Obama para Washington. La asistencia para gobiernos estatales y locales afectados puede incluir según se requiera:
Información geográfica
![Map of declared counties for [Washington Tormentas severas, vientos directos e inundaciones (DR-4083)]](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161211072651im_/https://www.fema.gov/sites/default/files/styles/large/gis/dec_4083.jpg)
Asistencia Financiera
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 | $2,860,240.58 | $1,804,987.82 | $940,036.76 |
Fuentes Relacionadas
PUBLIC ASSISTANCE (Assistance for emergency work and the repair or replacement of disaster-damaged facilities):
Ferry and Okanogan Counties and the Confederated Tribes of the Coleville Reservation.
HAZARD MITIGATION GRANT PROGRAM (Assistance for actions taken to prevent or reduce long term risk to life and property from natural hazards):
All counties and Indian Tribes in the State of Washington are eligible to apply for assistance under the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.
OTHER: additional designations may be made at a later date if requested by the state and warranted by the results of further damage assessments.