FEMA announces $8.3 million for continued Mississippi storm recovery

JACKSON, Miss. (WTVA) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded more than $8 million to help with continued storm recovery in Mississippi, it announced on Tuesday.

The money funds 14 projects from January’s winter storm and one project from 2017.

• $3.6 million to Tippah Electric Power Association for a fiber distribution system, cut-and-toss operations, and repairs of utility poles and transformers
• $766,000 to the City of Grenada for debris removal
• $746,000 to Yalobusha County for debris removal
• $524,000 to Belzoni City for debris removal
• $481,000 to the City of Hattiesburg for repair and replacement of lighting, signage, trash cans and athletic fields that were damaged by severe storms, tornadoes and straight-line winds
• $407,000 to Grenada County for management of Public Assistance grants