S.C. to Get $157 Million in Federal Funds for Flood Recovery
Monday, February 29, 2016 at 2:20PM South Carolina is receiving nearly $157 million in federal aid to help pay for recovery from floods last fall.
Nearly 62 percent of the funds will go to state agencies. The rest is divvied up among Richland County, Lexington County and the city of Columbia.
“The funds will help to meet remaining unmet housing, economic development, and infrastructure needs that resulted from thousands of homes and small businesses being damaged or destroyed” during the historic Oct. 4 storm, a HUD news release said.
HUD officials also called for development of plans that better prepare the Midlands area for future storms.
Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin called the funds “a big win for the citizens of our city.” The city has three months to respond to HUD with an action plan that details how it will use its share, about $20 million, he said.
HUD with review those plans by late spring, spokeswoman Heather Fluit said.
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