As Congress considers disaster aid for those affected by hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, it is important to note that federal disaster assistance goes beyond FEMA’s Disaster Relief Fund (DRF). According to a recent Government Accountability Office study, of the $255 billion in inflation-adjusted federal expenditures on disasters from fiscal years 2005-14, the fund accounted for only $111 billion. The remaining $144 billion, or 56 percent, was drawn from the budgets of 17 major federal departments and agencies.
Pew’s new analysis explores the fund and answers questions about how important it is to agencies’ disaster-related expenditures, which programs DRF funds support, and how the funding is distributed among federal agencies.
Then see this shared by Jerry Quinn, based right out of the public records:
10/3/17
#USVI FEMA Public Assistance obligations yesterday: DR 4340 @ $9,351,220; DR 4335 $18,333,225. #Irma #Maria #castorms
#USVI federal assistance just from FEMA PA @ $35.7 million in 25 days. California @ $35M in 9 months. #castorms
#Puerto Rico FEMA Public Assistance obligations yesterday: EM 3384 @ $2,630,288; DR 4339 @ $7,223,438 #Irma #Maria #castorms
#PuertoRico federal assistance just from FEMA PA @ $25.3 million in 27 days. California @ $35m in 9 months. #castorms
10/2/17
#PuertoRico Five PA Presidential major disaster declarations back to Sept 2008. Total PA grants $116.3M. FEMA PA at $20M+ in past 27 days
#Harvey FEMA PA obligation update today Response grants now @ $323.7 million. Restoration tab TBD?? DRF empty again?
#Harvey DR 4332 got FEMA Public Assistance obligations totaling $110 million betweent9/22 & 27 for response & debris costs #castorms
FEMA Public Assistance obligations for Puerto Rico @ $14.6 million in 27 days. CA winter storms $34M in 9 months #Maria #castorms #Irma
