State Appeals FEMA Denial
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
By Staff Report-
Counties included are: Benton, Carroll, Cass, Dekalb, Elkhart, Jasper, Kosciusko, Marshall, Newton, Noble, Pulaski, Starke and White. Last week, IDHS, Indiana Department of Transportation, FEMA and county officials performed preliminary damage assessments to quantify additional damage in those counties.[[In-content Ad]]FEMA's public assistance program provides supplemental federal disaster grant assistance for debris removal, emergency protective measures, and the repair, replacement, or restoration of disaster-damaged, publicly owned facilities and the facilities of certain private non-profit organizations. The program also encourages protection of these damaged facilities from future events by providing assistance for hazard mitigation measures during the recovery process.
On March 20, FEMA denied a request to financially assist county and local governments.
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Counties included are: Benton, Carroll, Cass, Dekalb, Elkhart, Jasper, Kosciusko, Marshall, Newton, Noble, Pulaski, Starke and White. Last week, IDHS, Indiana Department of Transportation, FEMA and county officials performed preliminary damage assessments to quantify additional damage in those counties.[[In-content Ad]]FEMA's public assistance program provides supplemental federal disaster grant assistance for debris removal, emergency protective measures, and the repair, replacement, or restoration of disaster-damaged, publicly owned facilities and the facilities of certain private non-profit organizations. The program also encourages protection of these damaged facilities from future events by providing assistance for hazard mitigation measures during the recovery process.
On March 20, FEMA denied a request to financially assist county and local governments.
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