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styles__style-transparent___QOZpS styles__textBlock___2Tisl" data-reactid="78"><div class="styles__textWrapper___2yBsj" data-reactid="79"><div class="styles__base___1fTlk styles__text-right___NZokr" data-reactid="80"><div data-reactid="81"><div class="styles__shareWrapper___3BdDE" data-reactid="82"><button class="styles__shareButton___1JEI4" data-reactid="83"><span class="styles__iconWrapper___2jQ1F" data-reactid="84"><span class="isvg pending styles__icon___1uqio" data-reactid="85"></span><span class="styles__base___2aojS styles__font-size-5___3Bh5r styles__font-size-4-md____d_7y styles__iconText___CNr6I" data-reactid="86">Share</span></span></button></div></div></div><div class="styles__base___1fTlk styles__flow-3___1NhMi" data-reactid="87"><p data-reactid="88">Hancock County, Mississippi</p><h1 class="styles__base___2aojS styles__font-size-3___cdFKD styles__font-size-2-md___2qWLP styles__line-height-1___wZ7lC styles__font-weight-bold___NRlaU" data-reactid="89">After Katrina, counties rebuild and elevate structures</h1></div><div class="styles__base___1fTlk styles__flow-3___1NhMi" data-reactid="90"><div data-reactid="91"><p>In 2005, Hurricane Katrina nearly wiped out Hancock County, Mississippi, leveling homes and businesses and leaving thousands of residents with nowhere to go. A number of grant programs, including Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) and others, were tapped to acquire, rebuild or elevate thousands of homes across Hancock, Harrison and Jackson Counties and to rebuild several iconic structures.</p>
</div></div><p class="styles__base___1fTlk styles__flow-3___1NhMi" data-reactid="92"><span class="styles__base___2aojS styles__font-size-5___3Bh5r styles__font-size-5-md___8U-pV" data-reactid="93">Photo by Mark Wolfe - FEMA</span></p></div></div></div><div id="community-facts" class="styles__offsetWrapper___3frZL" data-reactid="94"><div class="styles__block___1sQ1u styles__padding-vertical-6___3IJ8r styles__padding-horizontal-4___1A4Mq styles__padding-horizontal-4-md___1abqY styles__style-dark___2u-lV" data-reactid="95"><div class="styles__base___2Dzxc" style="position:relative;" data-reactid="96"></div><span style="font-size:0;" data-reactid="97"></span><div class="styles__base___1fTlk styles__flow-5___2vHLQ styles__title___1Tg1E" data-reactid="98"><div class="styles__base___2Dzxc styles__medium___3XvWl" data-reactid="99"><h2 class="styles__base___2aojS styles__font-size-3___cdFKD styles__font-size-2-md___2qWLP styles__line-height-1___wZ7lC styles__font-weight-bold___NRlaU" data-reactid="100">Community facts</h2></div></div><div class="styles__base___1fTlk styles__flow-4___3lIjc" data-reactid="101"><div class="styles__base___2Dzxc styles__large___mTxZB" data-reactid="102"><div class="styles__contentWrapper___20L-F" data-reactid="103"><div class="styles__content___pVmmZ" data-reactid="104"><div class="styles__wrapper___1OrPS" data-reactid="105"><div class="styles__numbersBlock___1uk1Q" data-reactid="106"><div class="styles__base___1fTlk styles__flow-3___1NhMi styles__numberItem___3XHDm" data-reactid="107"><div class="styles__base___1fTlk styles__flow-1___12MnW styles__flow-3-md___1QJ-M" data-reactid="108">Population</div><div class="styles__base___1fTlk styles__flow-1___12MnW styles__flow-3-md___1QJ-M styles__hideAtPrint___yF5EP" data-reactid="109"><span class="styles__iconWrapper___2jQ1F" data-reactid="110"><span class="isvg pending styles__icon___1uqio" data-reactid="111"></span></span></div><div class="styles__base___1fTlk styles__flow-1___12MnW styles__flow-3-md___1QJ-M styles__number___MextH" data-reactid="112">46,791</div></div><div class="styles__base___1fTlk styles__flow-3___1NhMi styles__numberItem___3XHDm" data-reactid="113"><div class="styles__base___1fTlk styles__flow-1___12MnW styles__flow-3-md___1QJ-M" data-reactid="114">Homes</div><div class="styles__base___1fTlk styles__flow-1___12MnW styles__flow-3-md___1QJ-M styles__hideAtPrint___yF5EP" data-reactid="115"><span class="styles__iconWrapper___2jQ1F" data-reactid="116"><span class="isvg pending styles__icon___1uqio" data-reactid="117"></span></span></div><div class="styles__base___1fTlk styles__flow-1___12MnW styles__flow-3-md___1QJ-M styles__number___MextH" data-reactid="118">24,605</div></div><div class="styles__base___1fTlk styles__flow-3___1NhMi styles__numberItem___3XHDm" data-reactid="119"><div class="styles__base___1fTlk styles__flow-1___12MnW styles__flow-3-md___1QJ-M" data-reactid="120">Businesses</div><div class="styles__base___1fTlk styles__flow-1___12MnW styles__flow-3-md___1QJ-M styles__hideAtPrint___yF5EP" data-reactid="121"><span class="styles__iconWrapper___2jQ1F" data-reactid="122"><span class="isvg pending styles__icon___1uqio" data-reactid="123"></span></span></div><div class="styles__base___1fTlk styles__flow-1___12MnW styles__flow-3-md___1QJ-M styles__number___MextH" data-reactid="124">3,586</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="styles__base___1fTlk styles__flow-4___3lIjc styles__source___2vrAS" data-reactid="125"><div class="styles__base___2Dzxc styles__medium___3XvWl" data-reactid="126"><span class="styles__base___2aojS styles__font-size-5___3Bh5r styles__font-size-5-md___8U-pV" data-reactid="127"><!-- react-text: 128 -->Source: <!-- /react-text --><!-- react-text: 129 -->US Census Bureau.<!-- /react-text --></span></div></div></div></div><div id="mitigation-actions" class="styles__offsetWrapper___3frZL" data-reactid="130"><div class="styles__block___1sQ1u styles__padding-vertical-6___3IJ8r styles__padding-horizontal-4___1A4Mq styles__padding-horizontal-4-md___1abqY styles__style-light___29tp4" data-reactid="131"><div class="styles__base___2Dzxc" style="position:relative;" data-reactid="132"></div><span style="font-size:0;" data-reactid="133"></span><div class="styles__base___1fTlk styles__flow-5___2vHLQ styles__title___1Tg1E" data-reactid="134"><div class="styles__base___2Dzxc styles__medium___3XvWl" data-reactid="135"><h2 class="styles__base___2aojS styles__font-size-3___cdFKD styles__font-size-2-md___2qWLP styles__line-height-1___wZ7lC styles__font-weight-bold___NRlaU" data-reactid="136">Mitigation actions</h2></div></div><div class="styles__base___1fTlk styles__flow-4___3lIjc" data-reactid="137"><div class="styles__base___2Dzxc styles__medium___3XvWl" data-reactid="138"><div class="styles__contentWrapper___20L-F" data-reactid="139"><div class="styles__content___pVmmZ" data-reactid="140"><div data-reactid="141"><p>FEMA and the CDBG program supported thousands of acquisitions and home-elevation projects from 2005 to 2011, ensuring that even homeowners outside the flood zone had resources to rebuild or relocate. FEMA covered 75% of the cost, and CDBG grants made up the difference. FEMA resources were also used to rebuild the Hancock County Courthouse and Medical Center; the Waveland City Hall and Municipal Complex; the Biloxi Civic Center and Library; and the famous Biloxi Lighthouse, which came to represent the resiliency of the Mississippi Gulf Coast after Katrina. </p>
<p>These investments helped Hancock County to bounce back from the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, providing citizens with a place to live and work after their lives were interrupted. “Communities like Bay St. Louis were nearly wiped off the map,” says John Mabry, VP of disaster recovery for IEM, a global security consultancy. "But thanks to these investments, the community has since been revitalized."</p>
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Mississippi Loss Avoidance Study, Hancock, Harrison and Jackson Counties.<!-- /react-text --></span></div></div></div></div><div id="project-challenges" class="styles__offsetWrapper___3frZL" data-reactid="184"><div class="styles__block___1sQ1u styles__padding-vertical-6___3IJ8r styles__padding-horizontal-4___1A4Mq styles__padding-horizontal-4-md___1abqY styles__style-grey___2p9Kc" data-reactid="185"><div class="styles__base___2Dzxc" style="position:relative;" data-reactid="186"></div><span style="font-size:0;" data-reactid="187"></span><div class="styles__base___1fTlk styles__flow-5___2vHLQ styles__title___1Tg1E" data-reactid="188"><div class="styles__base___2Dzxc styles__medium___3XvWl" data-reactid="189"><h2 class="styles__base___2aojS styles__font-size-3___cdFKD styles__font-size-2-md___2qWLP styles__line-height-1___wZ7lC styles__font-weight-bold___NRlaU" data-reactid="190">Project challenges</h2></div></div><div class="styles__base___1fTlk styles__flow-4___3lIjc" data-reactid="191"><div class="styles__base___2Dzxc styles__large___mTxZB" data-reactid="192"><div class="styles__contentWrapper___20L-F" data-reactid="193"><div class="styles__pull___CpmLW" data-reactid="194"><blockquote class="styles__quote____Pds- styles__align-right___2b_C-" data-reactid="195"><div class="styles__base___1fTlk styles__flow-2___1zfOH" data-reactid="196"><div class="styles__base___2aojS styles__font-size-3___cdFKD styles__font-size-21-md___1Is4t" data-reactid="197">Disaster relief grant programs worked together to support families devastated by flooding outside of the flood zone.</div></div></blockquote></div><div class="styles__content___pVmmZ" data-reactid="198"><div data-reactid="199"><p>Hurricane Katrina was so devastating that many of the hardest-hit homes were outside the flood zone, which meant that owners had no flood insurance or mitigation features. This left them with few resources to enable them to rebuild, and limited their ability to sell their homes even if they repaired the damage. In response, FEMA partnered with CDBG to support 100% of the cost of elevation and buyout projects for homes within and outside of the flood zone so that these residents could recover and rebuild.</p>
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