United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced up to $99 Million in conservation funding will be provided to assist Hurricane Sandy victims in Connecticut, New Jersey and New York.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that up to $99 million in conservation funding will be provided to assist Hurricane Sandy victims in Connecticut, New Jersey and New York, USDA said.
The funds will be provided through the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP-FPE).
The funding will be used to enroll 671 acres of hurricane-damaged property into permanent floodplain easements, while also making affected communities more resilient to future flooding and storm surges, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Monday.
The resources will help coastal communities, both human and natural, which are still recovering from the effects of Hurricane Sandy, which came ashore on the northeast coast of the US on October 29, 2012.
"More homeowners and communities that are still struggling from Hurricane Sandy will now find relief," said Vilsack. "Restoring and protecting floodplain areas will also reduce the potential for future flooding impacts and improve wildlife habitat and long-term environmental stability."
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