Ashley Moody steers $1.5B in federal funding to Florida for disaster recovery reimbursements

US Sen. Ashley Moody Says she has secured greater than $1.56 billion in federal aid funding to assist pay for disaster prices in Florida over the previous a number of years.

The aid cash is coming from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Moody stated there are greater than 500 state initiatives that can be reimbursed with the FEMA funds.

The cash can be used to assist decide up the tab for initiatives already accomplished, resembling particles elimination in a number of counties after hurricanes, infrastructure repairs, energy restoration and stormwater initiatives. The recovery initiatives contain different weather-related occasions resembling drought, fires and freezes.

“I came to Washington to fight for Florida’s best interest, which is why I’m proud to announce the successful recovery of more than $1.5 Billion in FEMA reimbursements for Florida communities hit hard by disasters,” Moody stated in a news release. “This is money that has been slow walked and tangled in our federal government, I’m cutting through bureaucracy and getting things done for Florida.”

The funding is coming from FEMA’s Public Assistance and Hazard Mitigation Assistance packages.

Moody stated she has been working with recently-appointed Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin to safe the funding. Mullin stated he appreciates Moody’s persistence.

“Under the leadership of President Donald J. Trump“FEMA is committed to cutting red tape and getting resources directly to the American people and communities who need them most,” Mullin stated.

“Sen. Moody has been a great partner in our efforts to slash bureaucracy, strengthen accountability, and ensure rapid, effective recovery for Floridians. I want to thank her for fighting alongside us to get this disaster recovery funding across the finish line.”

Some of the higher-profile initiatives which are earmarked for the federal reimbursements embrace:

— $17.2 million for Sarasota countywide contracted particles elimination.

— $6.6 million for Tallahassee citywide particles elimination.

— $4.1 million for Brevard County dune engineering.

— $4.1 million for Clearwater seashore walkways and seawall initiatives.

— $2.2 million for Dunedin marina seawall initiatives.

— $721,822 for Columbia County energy restoration.

— $617,987 for Madeira Beach parking zone repairs.

— $617,068 for Lynn Haven Waste Water Plant repairs.

— $167,955 for Seminole County roads and stormwater initiatives.