FEMA Public Assistance and Incident Period Extension Added to Major Disaster Declaration for Tropical Storm Arthur

BATON ROUGE, La. - FEMA Public Assistance has been added to the major presidential disaster declaration for Tropical Storm Arthur for the parishes of Avoyelles, Pointe Coupee, St. Charles, St. Landry and Winn. The incident period covered by the declaration has also been extended making damage caused by Tropical Storm Arthur between June 17 through June 24 eligible for potential federal assistance.

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 for repair or replacement of public facilities. The applicant is responsible for the non-federal share, or up to 25%.

Learn about Assistance for Governments and Private Non-Profits After a Disaster | FEMA.gov.

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