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FEMA Should Recover $131,064 From a $3.0 Million Public Assistance Grant Awarded to the City of Norfolk, Virginia, for Tropical Storm Ida and a Nor’easter

Executive Summary

The City received a Public Assistance award totaling $3.0 million from the Virginia Division of Emergency Management (State), a FEMA grantee, for damage., resulting from Tropical Storm Ida and a Nor'easter, which occurred in November 2009. The award provided 75 percent FEMA funding for debris removal, emergency protective measures, and permanent repairs to buildings and other facilities. The award comisted of 12 large projects and 71 small projects.

Report Number

DA-13-11

Issue Date

03/12/2013

Document File

OIG_DA-13-11_Mar13.pdf

DHS Agency

FEMA

Oversight Area

Disaster Recovery

Fiscal Year

2013