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Contents
Letter
Results in Brief
Background
Cost and Scope of PA for Gulf Coast Rebuilding Is Very Large and
Will Likely Increase
Challenges in the Day-to-Day Operation of the PA Program Slowed
Rebuilding
Human Capital Challenges Contributed to Delays
Conclusions
Recommendations for Executive Action
Agency CommentsAppendix I Objectives, Scope, and Methodology 47
Appendix II Comments from the Department of Homeland
Security 50
Appendix III GAO Contact and Staff Acknowledgments 56
Tables
Table 1: FEMA-Reported Number of Projects (Which Include
Versions) Compared to Numbers of Unique Project
Worksheets 18
Table 2: Number of Preparers Working on Large Permanent Work
PA Projects 41
Figures
Figure 1: Overview of the Public Assistance Process 10
Figure 2: Comparison of Total PA Funds for Selected Large
Disasters 14
Figure 3: Louisiana and Mississippi Federal PA Dollars Available 16
Figure 4: Public Assistance Funds Paid to Applicants in Louisiana
and Mississippi 17
Figure 5: FEMA's Public Assistance Appeal Process 35GAO-09-129 Public Assistance in the Gulf Coast
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United States. Government Accountability Office. Disaster Recovery: FEMA's Public Assistance Grant Program Experienced Challenges with Gulf Coast Rebuilding, report, December 18, 2008; Washington D.C.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc301747/m1/3/?rotate=270: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.