The State of North Carolina and FEMA are announcing more than $6.7 million to reimburse Town of Spring Lake Hurricane Florence-related expenses.
The funds reimburse repairs made to the Cumberland County town’s water and wastewater treatment plant. Repairs included removing and replacing destroyed electrical and mechanical components critical to the plant’s operations.
FEMA has approved a total of more than $7.2 million in Hurricane Florence-related reimbursements to the Town of Spring Lake.
The Public Assistance program provides grants for state and local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations to reimburse the cost of debris removal, emergency protective measures and permanent repair work.
Public Assistance is a cost-sharing program. FEMA reimburses applicants at least 75 percent of eligible costs, and the remaining 25 percent is covered by the state. The federal share is paid directly to the state, which disburses funds to agencies, local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations that incurred costs.
FEMA’s share for this project is more than $5 million and the state’s share is more than $1.6 million.
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