FEMA grants $2.3M for Springfield schools

Grant pays 75% of temporary school facilities cost

FEMA's giving Springfield more than two and a quarter million dollars to pay most of the cost of providing a place for students to learn while their tornado-damaged schools were repaired.
The June first tornado caused extensive damage to both the Brookings and Dryden Elementary Schools in 2011.

Congressman Richard Neal's office informed 22News that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has provided 2.3 million dollars to cover the costs of temporary facilities for Dryden and Brookings schools.

The FEMA funding comes to Springfield in the form of a "Public Assistance" grant, covering 75% of the cost.

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