SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) - FEMA has announced that it has approved more than $614 million in federal disaster assistance following the 2024 storms that swept across Georgia.
The approved funds are to help homeowners, renters and communities recover from Tropical Storm Debby and Hurricane Helene.
The approval of funds includes:
$308.6 million approved for individuals and households.
$306.1 million approved for community recovery.
Homeowners and renters affected by the storms have received assistance for housing if they couldn’t live in their primary residence, as well as basic home repairs, personal property losses and other uninsured disaster-caused expenses as a part of FEMA’s Individual Assistance program.
The Public Assistance program has allowed FEMA to provide funding for communities that need help to cover their costs for debris removal, life-saving emergency protective measures, and restoring public infrastructure.
These numbers will increase as FEMA continues to process the nearly 400,000 applications it has received for individual assistance and the more than 1,900 projects submitted for Public Assistance.