Colorado residents have received more than $245 million infederal recovery assistance since heavy rains brought flooding in September 2013, according tothe Federal Emergency Management Agency.
|In a release, the agency breaks down the sources of the funds,with more than $214 million coming from from disaster grants, floodinsurance payments and low-interest disaster loans. More than $31million has been obligated under FEMA's Public Assistance programto repair and rebuild critical infrastructure and restore vitalservices.
|FEMA reports that to date, it has approved $59.3 million tosettle 1,973 claims. It also granted $54.5 million for housingassistance in 11 designated counties and more than $4.6 million inother needs assistance such as disaster-related medical expenses orpersonal property loss.
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