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NC congressional delegation fights for additional Florence disaster relief funding
Story Date: 12/3/2018
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Source: US Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC), 11/30/18
This week, the North Carolina Congressional delegation received the state’s formal request for additional disaster relief funding as our state continues to recover from Hurricane Florence. I support the new request, and Senator Tillis and I are working with Senate appropriators to secure additional, long-term funding to assist rebuilding efforts across the state for those affected by the storm.
As soon as the storm hit, our delegation went to work. In September, we secured an expedited major disaster declaration from President Trump to allow FEMA to begin its work as soon as possible. We then secured $1.14 billion in disaster relief through Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Program funding. The additional funding will go a long way towards rebuilding homes, businesses and livelihoods that were swept away and is critical to helping North Carolinians get back on their feet after the historic destruction left by Hurricane Florence.
I want to reiterate if you were affected by Hurricane Florence, please reach out to my office at 336-631-5125 or 800-685-8916 or visit DisasterAssistance.Gov for additional information. Rest assured, I will continue to work with Senator Tillis and our colleagues in the House of Representatives to ensure that North Carolina gets the federal support it needs.
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