Public Assistance for Gulf Coast Infrastructure Projects

Priority Infrastructure Update

To ensure the federal government is meeting its responsibilities as a partner in progress, the Federal Coordinator has reached out to local stakeholders and elected officials in the hardest-hit areas of the Gulf Coast to identify their top-five priority public infrastructure projects funded through FEMA's Public Assistance (PA) program.

The goal is to identify and resolve any issues that local leaders believe are inhibiting their priority projects from moving forward. The Federal Coordinator works closely with FEMA and relevant state and local agencies to resolve project issues. Within 30 days of receiving local priorities, the Office of the Federal Coordinator strives to identify the barriers that prevent local, state and/or federal partners from reaching a decision and/or moving forward with these projects.

Top-Five Public Assistance Projects / Issues

Hancock County, MS

1. Countywide Jail Facility
2. Emergency Operations Center
3. Bay St. Louis City Hall Complex
4. Countywide Human Resources Facility
5. Multi-Purpose Municipal Records Archive

• Letter Requesting Top-Five Projects, (PDF, 1 page - 147 KB)
• Letter Identifying Top-Five Projects, (PDF, 2 pages - 254 KB)
• Letter Responding to Top-Five Projects, (PDF, 6 pages - 3.11 MB)

City of New Orleans, LA

1. Police and Fire Department Stations & Substations
2. Combined Criminal Justice Facility
3. Sanitation Transfer Station
4. Mahalia Jackson Theatre for the Performing Arts
5. Sewerage & Water System

• Letter Requesting Top-Five Projects, (PDF, 1 page - 417 KB)
• Letter Identifying Top-Five Projects, (PDF, 2 pages - 632 KB)
• Letter Responding to Top-Five Projects, (PDF, 5 pages - 2.23 MB)
• Letter Following Up on Top-Five Projects (PDF, 5 pages - 2.24 MB)
• Letter Responding to Follow-up (PDF, 6 pages - 2.17 MB)

St. Bernard Parish, LA

1. Wastewater Treatment Plant Consolidation
2. Sewer & Drainage Pump Station Repairs
3. Vehicle and Equipment Replacement
4. Curbside Debris Removal
5. Canal Cleaning

• Letter Requesting Top-Five Projects, (PDF, 1 page - 443 KB)
• Letter Identifying Top-Five Projects, (PDF, 3 pages - 835 KB)
• Letter Responding to Top-Five Projects, (PDF, 5 pages - 2.42 MB)
• Letter Requesting Update of Top-Five Priorities, (PDF, 1 page - 380 KB)

Recovery School District, New Orleans

• Letter Requesting Top-Five Projects, (PDF, 1 page - 361 KB)
  
• Map of Public Assistance for Public Schools in New Orleans(http://www.fema.gov/hazard/hurricane/2005katrina/map/rsd.html )

Sewage & Water Board of New Orleans

• Letter Requesting Top-Five Projects, (PDF, 1 page - 421 KB)