The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced that federal assistance is available for South Carolina following January's winter storms.
South Carolina was put under a state of emergency on Jan. 21 during back-to-back blows from winter weather. The Upstate, in particular, saw snowfall totals between 3 and 8 inches in some areas. See our past reporting.
South Carolinians from the Upstate to the Midlands experienced power outages, road closures and some schools were closed for several days to a full week. Some vulnerable adults died from complications of the cold.
FEMA's federal assistance is geared towards the upstate specifically. It includes Greenville, Oconee and Pickens counties.
Public Assistance federal funding is available to the state and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for emergency work and the repair or replacement of facilities.
Darryl L. Dragoo has been named as the Federal Coordinating Officer for federal recovery operations in the affected areas. Additional designations may be made at a later date if requested by the state and warranted by the results of further assessments.
