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Committee backs $7.88 million FEMA counseling grant for tornado survivors
Summary
The committee issued a due-pass recommendation for Board Bill 133, authorizing the Department of Health to accept $7,878,253.60 in FEMA Crisis Counseling Program funds to provide immediate and regular mental-health outreach for tornado survivors.
Alderman Boyd introduced Board Bill 133 on Feb. 5, an ordinance authorizing the commissioner of the St. Louis City Department of Health to enter into the FEMA Crisis Counseling Program consulting agreement and accept $7,878,253.60 in awarded funds. The clerk read the ordinance as recommended by the Board of Estimate and Apportionment.
Craig Schmidt, representing the City Department of Health, said the award funnels FEMA funding through the state and Missouri Behavioral Health Council to support crisis counseling work for tornado survivors. Schmidt said the…
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