GAO GAO-20-54: U.S. Virgin Islands Recovery: Additional Actions Could Strengthen FEMA's Key Disaster Recovery Efforts
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS RECOVERY Additional Actions Could Strengthen FEMA’s Key Disaster Recovery Efforts Report to Congressional Requesters November 2019 GAO-20-54 United States Government Accountability Office ______________________________________ United States Government Accountability Office November 2019 U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS RECOVERY Additional Actions Could Strengthen FEMA’s Key Disaster Recovery Efforts What GAO Found As of June 30, 2019, FEMA obligated more than $1.9 billion in grant funding for 640 projects in the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) through the Public Assistance program and Hazard Mitigation Grant Program in response to the 2017 hurricanes. However, the limited availability of local USVI personnel to staff key recovery positions and the territory’s difficult fiscal situation presented challenges in implementing these programs. Further, FEMA and USVI officials stated they faced challenges with implementing the Public Assistance alternative procedures program, which provides the USVI with flexibility in determining when and how to fund projects. …
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