Where FEMA spent $285M in flood money
September floods killed 10 people, destroyed 1,800 structures and damaged at least 1,600 more.
More than 17 inches of rain poured on some parts of the Front Range over five days that marred a region still reeling from other devastation. Some 1,200 FEMA workers responded in the days following the floods and money has followed. Volunteers toiled as well.
The federal government has sent almost $285 million to Colorado in low-interest loans, national flood insurance payments and grants to individuals, families and local governments.
FEMA grants and Small Business Administration loans totaled more than $221 millionmore than a quarter of which went to Larimer County. Only Boulder County received more. In all, 18 counties received federal money following the floods.
More is on the way, in the form of federal community development block grants that will almost double the amount of federal money spent on Colorado flood recovery.