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The City of Rocky Mount, North Carolina, Effectively Managed FEMA Public Assistance Grant Funds Awarded for Hurricane Irene Damages

Executive Summary

The City of Rocky Mount, North Carolina (City), received a Public Assistance award of $5.4 million from the North Carolina Division of Emergency Management, a FEMA grantee, for damages resulting from Hurricane Irene in August 2011. We audited the projects totaling $5.3 million to determine whether the City accounted for and expended FEMA funds according to Federal requirements. For the projects we reviewed, the City properly accounted for and expended FEMA funds according to Federal requirements.

Report Number

OIG-15-103-D

Issue Date

06/12/2015

Document File

OIG_15-103-D_Jun15.pdf

DHS Agency

FEMA

Oversight Area

Disaster Recovery

Fiscal Year

2015

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