The Sun Herald | 10/29/2006 | FEMA gives aid update

The Sun Herald | 10/29/2006 | FEMA gives aid update: "FEMA released figures of its nearly $9.3 billion dollar disaster aid as of Oct. 20.

Of the peak 49,000 temporary housing units in place earlier this year, nearly 15,500 households have found other living accommodations. Temporary housing units are returned to FEMA at a rate of approximately 250 units per week.

Approximately $1.1 billion has been approved in Public Assistance categories, not including debris removal.

To date, Mississippi has disbursed $873 million to PA applicants for rebuilding projects including bridges, public buildings and utilities: $315 million for emergency protective measures, $364 million to repair public facilities, $295 million to restore public utilities, $55 million to restore public recreational facilities such as state parks, $29 million to repair roads and bridges and $1.6 million to repair water control devices such as reservoirs and irrigation channels."