A plan is in place for disbursing nearly $2.5 billion in additional federal aid to New Jersey, New York City, and New York state for Hurricane Sandy recovery, a government official said Friday.
The third round of funding under the community development block grant program will bring the total amount headed to the city and two state governments to nearly $13 billion. The funding is a major piece of the $50 billion Congress approved last year to pay for recovery from the October 2012 storm, which was blamed for at least 182 US deaths and an estimated $65 billion in damage. The aid is noteworthy because it’s the piece of federal aid the state governments and New York City get to distribute as they see fit.
Much of the money is being used to pay for home repairs not covered by other government programs or insurance.
The official said New York City will get $994 million, New Jersey $882 million, and New York state $606 million. Connecticut will get $21 million and Rhode Island $671,000.