With Gov. Ron DeSantis announcing that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is sending $18.5 million to Bay County at the end of last week, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., noted that more federal help will be on the way as the area recovers from Hurricane Michael.
Rubio weighed in on the funds last week.
“Six months later, the effects of Hurricane Michael are still felt in our Panhandle communities,” Rubio said. “I welcome FEMA’s announcement that it will be reimbursing more than $18.5 million to Bay County for debris removal as a result of this tragic storm. I will continue fighting to secure additional federal funding to help the rebuilding effort.”
More federal help will soon be coming for the area, Rubio said. Last week, the U.S. Labor Department informed Rubio’s office that it had approved more than $5.8 million in additional funding for a Disaster Recovery National Dislocated Worker Grant and those funds will soon be headed to the Big Bend and the Panhandle which were hit by the hurricane back in October.
“These funds will provide career and training services to individuals forced to relocate in the storm's aftermath and will allow grant participants to continue cleanup efforts in 18 southern counties impacted by Hurricane Michael,” Rubio’s office noted.
“As Floridians continue to recover from Hurricane Michael’s destruction, I will keep fighting for disaster funding that local communities desperately need,” Rubio said at the end of last week. "This additional funding from the Department of Labor will help impacted Floridians get back on their feet. We are up against a very real deadline to deliver much-needed resources, and I will continue to work with my colleagues in Congress as well as the administration to secure overdue disaster funding for communities still recovering.”
