{"id":7638,"date":"2023-02-13T15:07:08","date_gmt":"2023-02-13T21:07:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nwfl4sale.com\/fema-report-67k-floridians-helped-so-far\/"},"modified":"2023-02-13T15:07:08","modified_gmt":"2023-02-13T21:07:08","slug":"fema-report-67k-floridians-helped-so-far","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nwfl4sale.com\/fema-report-67k-floridians-helped-so-far\/","title":{"rendered":"FEMA Report: 67K Floridians Helped So Far"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By Kerry Smith<\/div><\/div>\n
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Of those helped, 63K followed Hurricane Ian and 4K Nicole. It comes to $5.2B in grants, disaster loans and flood insurance after Ian and $19.8M after Nicole.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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WASHINGTON \u2013 The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reports that it\u2019s awarded grants to 63,000 households affected by Hurricane Ian \u2013 money used for rental assistance or basic repairs of their storm-damaged home. To date, FEMA has paid for more than 4,000 households to temporarily stay in hotels.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The assistance is part of $5.2 billion in total federal support provided to Florida following this disaster through FEMA grants to households, disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration and claims payments from the National Flood Insurance Program, according to FEMA.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

FEMA\u2019s Direct Temporary Housing mission also placed 118 families in travel trailers or manufactured housing units, with another 220 units being prepared for occupancy.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Additionally, more than 119,000 people have visited Disaster Recovery Centers (DRC) in 26 counties, and Disaster Survivor Assistance teams have visited more than 354,000 homes in counties designated for Individual Assistance after Hurricane Ian. Currently, 18 DRCs are operating for Hurricane Ian.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

By the numbers<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

Support for Hurricane Ian survivors<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n