Brigid Bergin, Reporter, WNYC News
Brigid Bergin is the City Hall reporter for WNYC. She covers city politics, including the upcoming mayoral race, and is responsible for holding those in power accountable.
Sandy Aid: A Breakdown of the President's $60.4 Billion Dollar Request
Sunday, December 09, 2012
WNYC
President Barack Obama asked Congress Friday for $60.4 billion in federal aid for New York, New Jersey and other states hit by Sandy in late October. The aid request, submitted on behalf of the President by Office of Management and Budget Deputy Director Jeffrey Zients, notes that while damage estimates from Hurricane Sandy are not final, it's on track to be the second or third most costly natural disaster in U.S. history, behind Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and close to Hurricane Andrew in 1992.
|
RELIEF |
$47.43B |
|
Health and Human Services |
500M |
|
FEMA Disaster Relief Fund |
11.5B |
|
National Flood Insurance Program |
9.7B |
|
FEMA Direct Loan to communities impacted by Sandy |
300M |
|
Community Development Block Grant |
15B |
|
National Park Service for Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, Gateway NRA, and Fire Island along with impacted parks in other states. |
348M |
|
US Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration Emergency Relief Program |
308M |
|
Amtrak |
32M |
|
Federal Transit Administration for MTA, Port Authority of NY/NJ, NJTransit, and NYC DoT |
6.2B |
|
Veterans Affairs |
766M |
|
Army Corps of Engineers |
1.5B |
|
Small Business Administration |
750M |
|
Others |
526M |
|
MITIGATION |
$12.97B |
|
Federal Transit Administration |
5.5B |
|
Army Corps of Engineers |
3.85B |
|
Community Development Block Grant |
2B |
|
Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service, Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations |
150M |
|
Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
460M |
|
Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service |
400M |
|
Environmental Protection Agency State and Tribal Assistance Grants
|
610M |
|
TOTAL |
$60.4B |
(Source: White House supplemental fund request)
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