Grant
February 18 - 22, 2013
- $15 million in 2012 Disaster Recovery Relief Opportunity funds to Columbia County, Pennsylvania, to support the construction of two flood control systems that include flood walls and pump stations in Bloomsburg, which experienced a number of extraordinary flooding events including a record crest on the Susquehanna River triggered by Tropical Storm Lee in 2011. This project will increase resiliency to future flooding events and allow existing manufacturers and other major regional employers to rebuild in a reduced risk environment while supporting the continued growth of the automotive and agricultural products regional industry clusters. This investment is part of a $30 million project that the grantee estimates will save 900 jobs.
- $105,000 in 2012 Disaster Recovery Relief Opportunity funds to the Harry S. Truman Coordinating Council and the City of Joplin, Missouri, to support the continuation of critical resources needed to address disaster and economic recovery efforts in the cities of Joplin and Duquesne, which are still recovering from the impacts of the May 2011 tornado that destroyed over 450 businesses. Funds will be used to help identify economic recovery activities needed to restore the economies and infrastructure of the impacted areas to pre-disaster levels and make them more resilient to future disasters. This investment is part of a $105,000 projec