East Feliciana Parish Approved for Public Assistance for Tropical Storm Arthur
This assistance is in addition to the Individual Assistance previously approved for Avoyelles, Lafourche, Pointe Coupee, St. Landry, St. Tammany and Terrebonne parishes. While Individual Assistance provides recovery support for eligible households, Public Assistance allows state and local governments and some nonprofit organizations to seek funds to help them recover.
The parishes designated for public assistance can recover eligible costs for emergency work, including debris removal and emergency protective measures. They are also eligible for permanent work that includes projects to permanently restore community infrastructure after the June storms.
The Public Assistance program is FEMA’s largest grant program, providing money to help communities pay for emergency work to save lives and protect property, debris removal, and repairs to roads, bridges, water control facilities, public buildings, public utilities, parks and recreational facilities.
The program reimburses eligible costs to local and state government agencies, and certain private nonprofits, including houses of worship, hospitals and academic institutions.
Federal funding is typically available on a cost-sharing basis, with FEMA reimbursing Louisiana applicants 75% of eligible costs. The applicant is responsible for the non-federal share, or up to 25%.
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FEMA Civil Rights Office works to ensure assistance is distributed equitably, without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, English proficiency, or economic status. Any disaster survivor or member of the public may contact the Civil Rights Office if they feel that they are the victim of discrimination. FEMA’s Civil Rights Office can be contacted toll-free at 833-285-7448. Multilingual operators are available by pressing #2 for Spanish.
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