Rep. Richmond Announces $82.4M in Disaster Recovery Grants for Southern University of New Orleans

July 22, 2015
Press Release

WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Richmond (LA-02) announced the availability of additional disaster recovery grants for Southern University of New Orleans (SUNO) for damage suffered as a result of Hurricane Katrina. These funds, through the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will be used for the construction of four new school buildings on the SUNO campus:

“SUNO is an essential part of our community and provides a quality education to many of our hard-working students,” said Rep. Richmond.  “This funding from the Department of Homeland Security will help revitalize the campus after the devastation caused by the storm. As we approach the 10th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, it is important to remember that our recovery will not be complete until all of our people and institutions are made whole. I will continue to work in Congress to ensure that this is a reality.”

Details of the project worksheet updates and announcements are listed below.

 

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FACILITY PLANNING AND CONTROL, STATE OF LOUISIANA – Southern University of New Orleans (SUNO)
Declaration Date: 8/29/2005

This award provides $82,453,792.52 in federal funding to Facility Planning and Control, State of Louisiana (Sub-grantee) for the approval by FEMA of a Consolidated Sub-grant Project under the Sandy Improvement Act (SRIA) of 2013.  The Sub-grantee intends to utilize funding from four (4) donors, or contributing projects under PWs 3295, 5653, 5716 and 6002 toward construction of four (4) new school buildings for their Southern University of New Orleans (SUNO) campus.  The work is required as a result of Hurricane Katrina FEMA-DR-1603-LA, and is authorized under Section 406 of the Stafford Act.