Nearly 500 Temporary Public Buildings Provided for Restoration of Essential Government Services
JACKSON, Miss. -- The Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in a collaborative effort with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), has provided nearly 500 temporary classrooms and local government offices to restore essential government services in areas damaged by Katrina.
(PressZoom) - More than 300 temporary classrooms have been delivered, installed and turned over for occupancy across 11 Mississippi counties. The USACE has completed 65 percent of its temporary building mission.
Mississippians affected by Hurricane Katrina have also received record amounts of Individual Assistance funding. Individuals enrolled in the Disaster Unemployment Assistance ( DUA ) Program will benefit from $38.4 million that has been obligated to the state of Mississippi. DUA renders assistance to people whose employment or self-employment was lost or interrupted as a direct result of Katrina.
State, federal, local and voluntary agencies are working in partnership to speed help to Mississippi residents as they continue their recovery from Hurricane Katrina. Families, individuals, business owners, government entities and school districts are receiving assistance to help them rebuild their lives.
Federal and state disaster officials provided the following summary of the ongoing assistance effort as of close of business Nov 30:
Individuals and Households program total payments disbursed amount: $902,776,906. Public Assistance obligated funds currently total $574,067,072. The Small Business Administration has approved 4,569 home loans, 384 business loans and 142 economic injury loans, totaling $376,877,900. The cruise ship shelter is currently docked in Pascagoula and has 1,209 displaced persons and 28 FEMA staff on-board. 313 portable classrooms and 158 offices have been provided to hurricane damaged counties by the USACE. There are seven total open shelters ( including the cruise ship shelter ) housing 1,275 individuals. 348,648 housing inspections have been completed. The four counties with the most registrations for Individual Assistance are: Forrest, Hancock, Harrison and Jackson. Registrations in these counties combined total 220,631. The total number of travel trailers currently occupied is 23,121. There are 191 mobile homes occupied. The four counties with the most travel trailers placed are: Hancock, Harrison, Jackson and Pearl River. Please see attached spreadsheet for county-specific information.
FEMA prepares the nation for all hazards and manages federal response and recovery efforts following any national incident. FEMA also initiates mitigation activities, trains first responders, works with state and local emergency managers, and manages the National Flood Insurance Program.
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