[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 199 (Wednesday, October 15, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 59414]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-25999]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY


Notice of Adjustment of Disaster Grant Amounts

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Emergency Preparedness and 
Response Directorate, Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: FEMA gives notice of an increase of the maximum amount for 
Small Project Grants to State and local governments and private 
nonprofit facilities for disasters declared on or after October 1, 
2003.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Walke, Recovery Division, 
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-
3834.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121-5206 (the Stafford Act) 
prescribes that FEMA must annually adjust the maximum grant amount made 
under section 422, Small Project Grants, Simplified Procedure, relating 
to the Public Assistance program, to reflect changes in the Consumer 
Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Department of 
Labor.
    FEMA gives notice of an increase of the maximum amount of any Small 
Project Grant made to the State, local government, or to the owner or 
operator of an eligible private nonprofit facility, under Sec. 422 of 
the Stafford Act, to $54,100 for all disasters declared on or after 
October 1, 2003.
    FEMA bases the adjustment on an increase in the Consumer Price 
Index for All Urban Consumers of 2.2 percent for the 12-month period 
ended in August 2003. The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. 
Department of Labor released the information on September 18, 2003.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 83.516, Disaster 
Assistance.)

Michael D. Brown,
Under Secretary, Emergency Preparedness and Response, Department of 
Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 03-25999 Filed 10-14-03; 8:45 am]
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