FEMA Awards more than $254 million to Rebuild New York

New Public Assistance grants to NYPD, NYU Medical Center and NYC Sanitation

NEW YORK – This week, the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced three new Public Assistance (PA) grants to New York, bringing the total awarded since Hurricane Sandy to $254 million. PA grants will be used to reimburse the New York Police Department, New York University Langone Medical Center and the City of New York Department of Sanitation for part of the cost incurred saving lives, protecting property and cleaning up New York before, during and after the hurricane.

“I salute the workers of NYPD, NYU Medical Center, and the Sanitation Department for their tireless efforts to protect New Yorkers,” said Michael F. Byrne, FEMA federal coordinating officer. “They are vitally important to the health and safety of the city and their work is paving the road to recovery.”

Today, FEMA announced a $26.3 million PA grant to reimburse the Department of Sanitation which mobilized its entire workforce to remove debris left behind by the storm. Hurricane Sandy’s storm surge inundated residential areas; high winds and heavy rains brought down trees, tree limbs and power lines throughout the city, blocking roads and creating hazardous conditions. From Oct. 30 through Nov. 10, sanitation crews removed an estimated 1.3 million cubic yards of debris. 

Yesterday, FEMA announced two PA grants:

  • $114 million awarded to the NYU Medical Center to reimburse the cost of evacuating patients, performing emergency repairs and to help pay for crews who cleaned, sanitized and inspected facilities.
  • $75 million will go to the NYPD to help pay for uniformed and civilian personnel who patrolled streets, distributed food and water to hurricane survivors and assisted residents in obtaining emergency medical care.
  • The FEMA PA program reimburses state and local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations 75 percent of costs for disaster-related expenses associated with emergency protective measures, debris removal, and the repair and restoration of damaged infrastructure.

In order to qualify, damage must be a direct result of Hurricane Sandy.

FEMA has awarded more than $215 million in Public Assistance funds in the past two days; this is in addition to $39 million previously awarded to Long Beach and Nassau County. In total, FEMA has approved more than $254 million in PA funds since the Nov. 1 disaster declaration for Hurricane Sandy.

For more information on New York’s disaster recovery, visit www.fema.gov/disaster/4085, http://twitter.com/FEMASandy, www.facebook.com/FEMASandy and www.fema.gov/blog.

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FEMA Awards more than $254 million to Rebuild New York

FEMA Awards More than $75 Million to New York’s Finest

NEW YORK – The Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved more than $75 million in Public Assistance (PA) funding to the New York Police Department to help cover some of its costs for saving lives and protecting property of New Yorkers before, during and after Hurricane Sandy. FEMA reimburses 75 percent of the cost for overtime and compensatory time expenditures.

“In times of crisis New Yorkers pull together,” said Federal Coordinating Officer Michael F. Byrne. “The work performed by the NYPD saved lives and helped countless people. I am pleased to announce this award and thank the men and women of the NYPD for all their hard work.”

Between Oct. 25 and Nov. 11, 2012, more than 200,000 uniformed and civilian personnel employed by the NYPD were involved in responding to emergency needs prior to, during, and after the hurricane and subsequent nor’easter. Their actions included:

  • Preparing for the hurricane and evacuating residents living in flood prone neighborhoods;
  • Distributing food and water to survivors;
  • Patrolling and conducting door-to-door checks on residents;
  • Assisting residents in obtaining emergency medical care; and
  • Removing fallen trees, regulating traffic and monitoring gas distribution.

Under FEMA’s PA program, the agency obligates funds to the state for 75 percent of eligible costs, the remaining 25 percent will be provided by non-federal funds. The state forwards the federal funds to the eligible local governments or organizations that incurred costs, in this case the NYPD. While FEMA reimburses most eligible disaster response and recovery costs, local officials must identify, document and justify disaster-related expenses.

FEMA continues to provide PA funding for projects throughout New York. In addition to the $75 million grant to the NYPD, FEMA has previously provided $39 million for debris removal in Long Beach and Nassau County. Today, the agency also announced that $114 million has been awarded to New York University Medical Center.

For more information on New York’s disaster recovery, visit www.fema.gov/disaster/4085,
http://twitter.com/FEMASandy, www.facebook.com/FEMASandy and www.fema.gov/blog

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FEMA Awards More than $75 Million to New York’s Finest