{"id":10995,"date":"2015-10-21T09:46:00","date_gmt":"2015-10-21T14:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kevinbryant.com\/?p=10995"},"modified":"2015-10-21T09:46:00","modified_gmt":"2015-10-21T14:46:00","slug":"fema-public-assistance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kevinbryant.com\/kbarchive\/fema-public-assistance\/","title":{"rendered":"FEMA public assistance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">October 21, 2015\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">For immediate release\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s2\">Contact:\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">Chaney Adams, 803-528-7217<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Public Assistance for Storm Damage, Response Costs Approved for Six Additional Counties<br \/>\n<\/b><\/span><span class=\"s1\"><i>Federal Aid Will Help Local Governments Recoup Costs<br \/>\n<\/i><\/span><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>COLUMBIA, S.C. \u2013 <\/b>Public Assistance was approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency for six additional South Carolina counties to help them recover from October\u2019s severe flooding. This assistance from FEMA enables state agencies, local governments and certain private non-profits to recoup costs for storm response, debris removal, and infrastructure damage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\">Lee County, not previously eligible for FEMA Public Assistance, has now been approved for all categories. Further, five additional counties are now eligible for all categories of the FEMA Public Assistance program: Clarendon, Dorchester, Horry, Orangeburg and Sumter Counties. Before now, these counties were only eligible for debris removal and emergency protective measures.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\">The FEMA Public Assistance program categories are as follows:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li6\"><span class=\"s1\">Category A: Debris Removal.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li9\"><span class=\"s1\">Category B: Emergency Protective Measures.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li9\"><span class=\"s1\">Category C: Roads and Bridges.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li9\"><span class=\"s1\">Category D: Water Control Facilities.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li9\"><span class=\"s1\">Category E: Buildings and Equipment.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li9\"><span class=\"s1\">Category F: Utilities.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li9\"><span class=\"s1\">Category G: Parks, Recreational Facilities and Other Items.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p10\"><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">The FEMA Public Assistance program is a reimbursement grant program. Typically, the federal share is 75 percent and the state or local governments pay the remaining 25 percent whereas eligible private non-profit groups are responsible for the full 25 percent.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p10\"><span class=\"s1\">Beyond FEMA&#8217;s Public Assistance program, FEMA also provides Individual Assistance, which is direct aid to residents who\u2019ve been severely affected by severe storms and flooding in South Carolina. Flood survivors in Bamberg, Berkeley, Calhoun, Charleston, Clarendon, Colleton, Darlington, Dorchester, Fairfield, Florence, Georgetown, Greenwood, Horry, Kershaw, Lee, Lexington, Marion, Newberry, Orangeburg, Richland, Sumter and Williamsburg Counties can register with FEMA the following ways:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li11\"><span class=\"s6\">Apply online at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.disasterassistance.gov\/\"><span class=\"s7\">www.DisasterAssistance.gov<\/span><\/a>. \u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li9\"><span class=\"s1\">Apply via smartphone at <a href=\"http:\/\/m.fema.gov\/\"><span class=\"s8\">m.fema.gov<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li9\"><span class=\"s1\">Constituents may call the registration phone number at 1-800-621-FEMA (1-800-621-3362); those who have a speech disability or hearing loss and use TTY, should call 1-800-462-7585 directly; for those who use 711 or Video Relay Service (VRS), call 1-800-621-3362.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p12\"><span class=\"s1\">-###-<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October 21, 2015\u00a0For immediate release\u00a0Contact:\u00a0Chaney Adams, 803-528-7217 Public Assistance for Storm Damage, Response Costs Approved for Six Additional Counties Federal Aid Will Help Local Governments Recoup Costs COLUMBIA, S.C. \u2013 Public Assistance was approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency for six additional South Carolina counties to help them recover from October\u2019s severe flooding. 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