The Knoxville Utilities Board Effectively Managed FEMA Public Assistance Grant Funds Awarded for Damages from Tornadoes and Severe Storms in June 2011

The Knoxville Utilities Board received a Public Assistance award of $5.2 million from the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency, a FEMA grantee, for damages resulting from severe storms and tornadoes in June 2011. We audited projects totaling $4.3 million. For the projects we reviewed, the Utility properly accounting for and expended FEMA funds according to Federal requirements.