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U.S. Virgin Islands Recovery: Status of FEMA Public Assistance Funding and Implementation

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Feb. 25, 2019
Release Date Feb. 25, 2019
Report No. GAO-19-253
Summary:

In September 2017, two major hurricanes hit the U.S. Virgin Islands, causing billions of dollars in damage.

We reviewed the federal response and recovery efforts. The Federal Emergency Management Agency:

Provided $1.4 billion in grant funding to help repair damaged public infrastructure. About $874 million went for emergency work, such as debris removal. About $516 million went for permanent work, such as repairing roads and the electrical grid.

Has started using alternative procedures for providing funding that allows incentives for timely, cost-effective work on permanent projects.

FEMA's recovery efforts have included providing funding for the construction of temporary school facilities such as this cafeteria in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands.

Shell of a structure under construction.

Shell of a structure under construction.

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