RALEIGH, N.C. – A total of 49 counties are now eligible for FEMA Public Assistance grants for permanent repair and replacement of disaster-damaged infrastructure resulting from Hurricane Matthew.
Thirteen counties were previously approved for all Public Assistance Categories A through G. An additional 36 counties were approved this week. The 49 counties that are now eligible are:
Anson, Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chatham, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Franklin, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lee, Lenoir, Martin, Montgomery, Moore, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Richmond, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wake, Wayne and Wilson.
Public Assistance Categories A and B provide for debris removal and emergency protective measures. Categories C through G include permanent work on infrastructure, such as roads, bridges, water control facilities, buildings and equipment, utilities, parks and recreational facilities.
The federal share of Public Assistance is not less than 75 percent of the eligible cost for emergency measures and permanent restoration.
Damage assessments continue in North Carolina to determine eligibility for the Public Assistance Program.
For more information on the North Carolina recovery, visit fema.gov/disaster/4285 and readync.org. Follow FEMA on Twitter at @femaregion4 and North Carolina Emergency Management @NCEmergency.
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