{"id":61602,"date":"2018-03-20T19:37:28","date_gmt":"2018-03-20T19:37:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viconsortium.com\/?p=61602"},"modified":"2018-03-20T19:37:28","modified_gmt":"2018-03-20T19:37:28","slug":"federal-funding-for-u-s-virgin-islands-tops-1-billion-since-hurricanes-irma-and-maria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wp.viconsortium.com\/?p=61602","title":{"rendered":"Federal Funding For U.S. Virgin Islands Tops $1 Billion Since Hurricanes Irma And Maria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">The Federal Emergency Management Agency and its partners have provided more than $1 billion to households, businesses, territorial agencies and flood insurance policyholders to help them recover from hurricanes Irma and Maria, FEMA announced Tuesday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">As of March 19, the funding includes:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"\">\n<li class=\"\"><span class=\"\">$74.8 million in Individual Assistance for individuals and households, including rental assistance, repair costs and other eligible disaster-related expenses not covered by insurance.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><span class=\"\">$447.9 million in Public Assistance funding to reimburse territorial agencies for debris removal, power restoration, emergency protective measures and other eligible costs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><span class=\"\">$477 million in U.S. Small Business Administration disaster loans to homeowners, renters and businesses.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><span class=\"\">$9.7 million in National Flood Insurance Program claims payments to policyholders.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">\u201cWith our partners, we continue to support hurricane survivors and the territory as they recover from the storms,\u201d said Federal Coordinating Officer William Vogel. \u201cWe will be on the job as long as it takes.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">In addition, FEMA has approved $2.5 million for crisis counseling, $2.7 million for disaster unemployment assistance, $761,108 for emergency prescription assistance and $11.5 million for disaster case management to help survivors manage their recovery process.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Federal Emergency Management Agency and its partners have provided more than $1 billion to households, businesses, territorial agencies and flood insurance policyholders to help them recover from hurricanes Irma and Maria, FEMA announced Tuesday. 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