Federal Emergency Management Agency officials say state and federal assistance for individuals and communities affected by tornadoes and other severe weather in May has topped $10 million.
FEMA said Monday more than $9.3 million of the aid has gone for grants and low-interest loans to homeowners, renters and business in counties included under a May 24 disaster declaration. Those counties are Carter, Cleveland, Creek, Garvin, McIntosh, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie and Seminole.
Officials say $1.1 million has been obligated under FEMA's Public Assistance (PA) Grant Program to help the state and its agencies, local and tribal governments and certain nonprofit organizations recover their eligible disaster-related costs.
Under the PA program, FEMA pays 75 percent of eligible costs, and the state and the applicants split the final 25 percent.
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