A little over a week after sending $22 million to Mississippi for recovery projects linked to Winter Storm Fern, the federal government has approved another round of funding.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is doling out an additional $9 million through its public assistance program to help local communities recover from the ice storm that made its mark in January. Notable projects include:
- $1.5 million to the University of Mississippi for debris removal efforts and emergency protective measures.
- $1.3 million to New Albany Light, Gas & Water for debris removal efforts.
- $1.3 million to Oxford for debris removal efforts.
- $965,000to Yalobusha County for debris removal efforts.
- $863,000to D’Iberville to repair or replace docks, piers and fencing damaged by Hurricane Zeta.
- $726,000 to Batesville for debris removal efforts.
- $634,000 to Winona for debris removal efforts.
- $530,000 to Cleveland for debris removal efforts.
- $310,000 to Carroll County for emergency protective measures.
- $238,000 to North Central Electric Power Association for emergency protective measures.
- $220,000to Southwest Mississippi Electric Power Association to repair utility poles and cut and toss operations to restore power.
- $215,000to Itta Bena to repair the electrical distribution system.
FEMA is reimbursing recovery costs at no less than a 75% federal cost share. Mississippi lawmakers also set up a revolving loan program, allowing counties and municipalities to access funding while awaiting federal reimbursement
Winter Storm Fern hit in late January and impacted over half of Mississippi, destroying trees and power lines, leaving roughly 180,000 customers without power at its peak, and killing 29.