United States Army Corps of Engineers
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is working around the clock with its contractor partners to restore the damaged sections of the hurricane protection system to their authorized design height prior to the 2006 hurricane season. The Corps is working to make the New Orleans levee system better and stronger than ever before.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers established Task Force Hope immediately after Hurricane Katrina hit the Louisiana and Mississippi coasts. Task Force Hope’s main mission is to manage the work on levees and floodwalls, debris removal and all emergency response efforts that Federal Emergency Management Agency requested the Corps to carry out. Task Force Hope oversees the efforts of Task Force Guardian and Recovery Field Offices in Louisiana and Mississippi. Task Force Guardian is repairing damages to the Greater New Orleans federal hurricane and flood protection system resulting from Hurricane Katrina, restoring the system to pre-storm levels of protection by June 1, 2006.
To learn more about USACE's hurricane relief efforts and progress, click here or choose one of the following links:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The U.S. Small Business Administration's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has directly assisted in the clean up of over eight million gallons of spilled oil in the Gulf of Mexico. NOAA is also working with the States, Gulf of Mexico Fisheries Management Council, other federal agencies and industry to address fishing infrastructure and planning issues that will bring back a sustainable fishing industry in the Gulf. This includes providing critical information for clearing Gulf waterways that have been paralyzed in at least 20 ports. In addition, NOAA is providing water level measurements and information critical to establishing baseline vertical reference systems. Accurate tidal and geodetic data is essential to determining levee heights for performance assessment and future design.
To learn more about NOAA's hurricane relief efforts, click here or choose one of the following links:
U.S. Department of Transportation
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) 's funding of emergency repairs has restored basic transportation services. Close to half (44 percent) of Louisiana's highways have been repaired; in Mississippi 91 percent.
To learn more about the Department of Transportation's hurricane relief efforts, click here. For the latest information from the Department of Transportation and its agencies on the operational status of airports, roads and highways, rail lines, transit systems, ports and pipelines in the tri-state area affected by Huricane Katrina, click here.
U.S. Department of Treasury
The U.S. Department of Treasury and the Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) Fund are encouraging investment in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina by implementing changes to the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) program. In addition, Small businesses and employers in the Gulf region receive a variety of tax breaks and incentives under the recently-enacted GO Zone legislation (Gulf Opportunity Zone Act of 2005).
To learn more about Treasury hurricane relief efforts, click on Department of Treasury Hurricane Relief Effort Assistance. To learn more about tax breaks and incentives under the GO Zone legislation, click here
U.S. Department of Energy
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is working to encourage cost-effective, durable and energy-efficient building reconstruction in the wake of recent hurricanes in the Gulf Coast region. The application of proven building technologies and designs can make a long-term difference in areas vulnerable to natural disasters, resulting in safer, healthier, more economically viable communities that are less susceptible to disaster.
To learn more about DOE building recovery programs for commercial builders in the Gulf Coast region, click on DOE Disaster Recovery and Building Reconstruction
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has a page dedicated to Hurricane Recovery Resources with information on getting housing help and on mortgage relief.
Please visit http://www.hud.gov/katrina/index.cfm for more information.
FedBizOps
FedBizOpps.gov is the single government point-of-entry (GPE) for Federal government procurement opportunities over $25,000.
For a more complete listing of opportunities,
please visit the
FedBizOpps search page (click here).
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