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FEMA Promises to Cut Red Tape for Indiana Disaster Victims
The pilot will use advance payments and estimated costs to speed aid for public infrastructure, with recovery costs rising 10% to 15% a year, FEMA said.
- On Monday, Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Cameron Hamilton announced a test pilot program for Indiana to expedite public infrastructure recovery by issuing advance payments instead of waiting for final reimbursement.
- Severe August storms caused widespread flooding across 21 counties, destroying infrastructure like the Hazel Dell Parkway bridge and prompting a federal disaster declaration addressing roughly $550 million to more than $5 billion in estimated property damage.
- Addressing rising recovery costs, Hamilton noted they increase 10% to 15% annually when disasters drag on; he emphasized, "Our goal is to ensure that we are not the limiting factor in that framework."
- Separately, the Indiana Department of Homeland Security is distributing grants of up to $5,000 to residents, with staffers reviewing 30,000 applications for immediate needs like food and clothing.
- Indiana Governor Mike Braun requested assistance for 54 counties total, with more than 30 still awaiting eligibility decisions as communities face a long recovery timeline.
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TRISTATEHOMEPAGEFEMA promises to cut red tape for Indiana disaster victims
INDIANAPOLIS — Representatives of FEMA toured Indiana today, from Gary where a derecho wrecked the region, to Connersville where flooding inundated neighborhoods, to Carmel where the White River raged out of its banks and destroyed the Hazel Dell Parkway bridge. FEMA Administrator Cameron Hamilton said the federal response agency would streamline its approval process for [...]
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News and TribuneFEMA chief wants ‘timely support’ for Indiana storm-damage recovery
The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s leader said Monday that its staff would work to expedite financial assistance to communities around Indiana recovering from recent severe storms and flooding.
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