The Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters) program, administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), provided a $7,993,767,781.75 project grant to the State of Florida Division of Emergency Management to reimburse state, local, tribal, and territorial government entities and certain private non-profit organizations for emergency protective measures taken during the COVID-19 pandemic. The grant funded activities to save lives, protect public health and safety, and reduce immediate threats, including debris removal, emergency medical care, medical sheltering, vaccine administration, and community outreach.
As a pass-through funding model, the State of Florida Division of Emergency Management sub-awarded portions of the grant to local governments and other entities across Florida to implement on-the-ground emergency response and recovery initiatives. Sub-awards supported debris removal, expedited emergency protective measures, non-congregate sheltering, and other critical emergency management activities.
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