FEMA awards NMI $1.3M more for Yutu costs
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has awarded the CNMI $1.3 million for statement management costs arising from the catastrophic Super Typhoon Yutu in 2018, bringing to $305.4 million the total FEMA grants for typhoon recovery as of last Monday, July 31.
Delegate Gregorio Kilili C. Sablan (D-MP) said in his e-kilili newsletter over the weekend that FEMA announced Monday the award of $1,327,307 for statement managements costs that include any indirect cost, direct administrative cost, or other administrative expense associated with Yutu recovery.
Sablan said the Disaster Recovery Reform Act caps funding for these costs at no more than 10% by a primary grant recipient, in this case the CNMI, and 5% by any subgrantees.
As of Monday, July 31, FEMA’s award to CNMI’s State Management Costs now reaches $2,850,072.
Other FEMA grants for typhoon recovery include $80.4 million awarded to the Commonwealth Utilities Corp.; $75.9 million awarded to Homeland Security/Emergency Management; $56.7 million to the Public School System; $35.2 million to Northern Marianas College; $16.7 million o the Governor’s Office; $13.1 million to the Tinian Municipality; $10.2 million to the Commonwealth Ports Authority’ $5.7 million to other grant awards lesser than $1 million; $5.0 million to the Saipan Municipality/Department of Public Safety; $4.5 million for hazard mitigation assistance’ $2.2 million to the CNMI Judiciary; and $1.3 million to Mount Carmel School.
This brings to a total of $305,485,248 in total FEMA grants for typhoon recovery as of last Monday, according to Sablan.
Gregorio Kilili C. Sablan
