MS Homeowners Get Money For Hurricane Damage

Approved applicants can get up to $30,000 from the state to elevate their homes.

By: WKRG Staff | WKRG-TV
Published: April 03, 2008

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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Almost 3,000 Gulf Coast homeowners whose
primary residences received damage from Hurricane Katrina's storm
surge will be receiving money to elevate their homes above new
federal flood requirements.
Jon Mabry, who heads the Mississippi Development Authority's
Disaster Recovery Division, says the first checks were mailed this
week.
He says other applications are being worked on.
The elevation grant program is designed to help qualified
homeowners meet federal requirement that homesites comply with
environmental and building code mandates.
Mabry says approved applicants can get up to $30,000.