More than $63.5 million in federal public assistance has been obligated to the state of Kansas to repair disaster-related damages from the December 2007 storm, the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced Monday.

The funds help Kansas’ government entities and eligible private non-profits repair storm damage, rebuild infrastructure, and help with emergency costs such as debris removal and overtime for emergency workers.

"FEMA’s commitment to helping local and state governments recover has had an impact on every individual in those communities," said Thomas A. Hall, the federal coordinating officer for the Kansas recovery. “We’re proud to have provided key assistance in the process.”

Sixty-five counties were made eligible for federal disaster assistance by the presidential declaration of Feb. 1.

The declaration authorized funding through FEMA's Public Assistance Grant Program, which pays 75% of eligible costs. The remaining 25% of the cost is split between the state, which provides 10% of the funding, and the local applicant, which provides 15%. The cost of the recovery effort exceeded $85.3 million and included more than 1,200 projects from 624 applicants

Once FEMA obligates funds to the state, further management, including disbursement to applicants is the responsibility of the state, in accordance with the state public assistance administrative plan.

FEMA's public assistance program was authorized in the following counties: Atchison, Barber, Barton, Brown, Butler, Chase, Cherokee, Clark, Clay, Cloud, Comanche, Crawford, Dickinson, Doniphan, Edwards, Ellis, Ellsworth, Ford, Geary, Gove, Graham, Harvey, Hodgeman, Jackson, Jefferson, Jewell, Kingman, Kiowa, Labette, Leavenworth, Lincoln, Logan, Lyon, Marion, Marshall, McPherson, Miami, Mitchell, Morris, Nemaha, Osage, Osborne, Ottawa, Pawnee, Phillips, Pottawatomie, Pratt, Reno, Republic, Rice, Riley, Rooks, Rush, Russell, Saline, Sedgwick, Shawnee, Sheridan, Smith, Stafford, Thomas, Wabaunsee, Wallace, Washington, and Woodson.

The following amounts, by assistance category, have been obligated as the federal share to date.

Category Total

Debris Removal $14,047,430

Emergency Protective Measures $6,910,337

Roads and Bridges $1,144,142

Public Buildings $260,803

Public Utilities $39,893,214

Parks and Recreation $22,635

The following is a list of the federal share of eligible projects in each of the 65 counties, to date:

Multi County: 41,848,093

Atchison: 285,266

Barber: 17,047

Barton: 665,635

Brown: 1,219,950

Butler: 94,783

Cherokee: 2,063,121

Clark: 40,044

Clay: 503,642

Cloud: 165,380

Comanche: 71,174

Crawford: 612,893

Dickinson: 475, 532

Doniphan: 639,513

Edwards: 82,599

Ellis: 52,442

Ellsworth: 119,210

Geary: 520,478

Harvey: 44,907

Hodgeman: 202,502

Jackson: 1,284,889

Jefferson: 291,505

Jewell: 4,348

Kingman: 33,418

Kiowa: 60,581

Labette: 904,773

Leavenworth: 293,216

Lincoln: 99,285

Lyon: 37,906

McPherson: 753,994

Marion: 239,195

Marshall: 393,165

Miami: 112,924

Mitchell: 51,063

Morris: 206,465

Nemaha: 871,659

Ottawa: 180,481

Pawnee: 197,019

Pottawatomie: 561,059

Pratt: 470,655

Reno: 2,267,349

Rice: 591,269

Riley: 663,938

Rush: 28,221

Russell: 195,944

Saline: 1,194,475

Sedgwick: 473,262

Shawnee: 837,298

Stafford: 241,263

Wabaunsee: 192,249

Washington: 126,928

FEMA coordinates the federal government's role in preparing for, preventing, mitigating the effects of, responding to, and recovering from all domestic disasters, whether natural or man-made, including acts of terror.