FEMA: breakdown of GA emergency aid

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reports that $27,968,851 million in federal and state assistance has been approved by their organization and the Georgia Emergency Management Agency (GEMA) to help eligible individuals, communities and counties recover from the March 1st twister and other storms that have ripped through Georgia.

Counties affected or aided include Baker, Clay, Crawford, Hancock, McDuffie, Mitchell, Muscogee, Stewart, Sumter, Taylor, Warren, Webster and Wilkinson counties, according to FEMA's latest update. Federal aid approved as of August 29, 2007 includes:

• $1,323,054 in disaster assistance has been approved through the Individuals and Households Program:
  
  
• $875,520 has been approved for Housing Assistance. This includes temporary disaster housing and help in restoring uninsured homes that were made unsafe, unsanitary or non-functional.
• $447,534 in disaster assistance has been approved for Other Needs Assistance (ONA). ONA awards are for disaster-related necessary expenses and serious needs such as medical or dental expenses; funeral expenses; moving and storage; transportation costs; and the repair or replacement of household appliances, clothing and necessary educational materials.
  
  
• $9,599,900 in loans has been approved by the SBA for homeowners, renters and businesses:
• $5,588,300 in loans for homeowners and renters.
• $4,011,600 in business loans.
• $93,235 in Disaster Unemployment Insurance has been disbursed.
• $16,952,662.23 in Public Assistance funds has been obligated.
• $ 2,463,344.34 state obligated
• $14,489,317.89 FEMA obligated

A county-by-county summary of Individual and Household Program assistance follows:

Georgia Tornado and Severe Storms Recovery
Individual and Household Program: HA - Housing Assistance ONA - Other Needs Assistance as of 8/29/07
County	HA Amount	ONA Amount	Total Individual Assistance
Baker	$120,988.24	$54,715.43	$175,703.67
Crawford	$29,255.99	$4,391.52	$33,647.51
Dougherty	$58,042.16	$1,711.86	$59,754.02
McDuffie	$67,617.17	$47,142.07	$114,759.24
Mitchell	$66,045.05	$3,104.73	$69,149.78
Sumter	$313,717.04	$303,929.71	$617,646.75
Taylor	$34,449.02	$11,756.77	$46,205.79
Warren	$80,365.47	$350.00	$80,715.47
Worth	$105,039.80	$20,432.09	$125,471.89
TOTAL	$875,519.94	$447,534.18	$1,323,054.12

More GPB News coverage of FEMA/GEMA funding, and where much of it is went is here.