{"id":1987,"date":"2026-05-29T16:35:55","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T16:35:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/?p=1987"},"modified":"2026-05-29T16:35:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T16:35:55","slug":"1-5-billion-secured-for-fema-reimbursements-for-florida-with-track-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/?p=1987","title":{"rendered":"$1.5 Billion secured for FEMA reimbursements for Florida with TRACK Act"},"content":{"rendered":"<div> <!-- --><p><span><strong>BARTOW, Fla.<\/strong> &#8211; <\/span>With hurricane season fast approaching, U.S. Senator Ashley Moody visited Bartow on Friday to announce the release of $1.5 billion in FEMA disaster reimbursements for Florida.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/?p=1982\">AI could soon audit food stamps in Florida under new multi-million-dollar proposal<\/a><\/p> <!-- --><p>What we know:<\/p> <p>Senator Moody detailed a new piece of legislation that was recently passed, called the TRACK Act. The TRACK Act stands for Transparency in Recovery Assistance and Claims Knowledge Act.<\/p> <!-- --><p>Moody said during her first few months as Senator, she quickly noticed that the federal recovery process was often delayed or burdened by bureaucratic red tape. Through her &#8220;graceful persistence,&#8221; Moody said she helped secure more than $1.5 billion in FEMA public assistance for over 500 projects across the state.<\/p> <!-- --><div><\/div> <!-- --><p>The grand total reimbursed by FEMA currently stands at $1,563,897,520.<\/p> <!-- --><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1984\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/e74647092c8a5372bed931416c5480a3-768x432.webp\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/e74647092c8a5372bed931416c5480a3-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/e74647092c8a5372bed931416c5480a3-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/e74647092c8a5372bed931416c5480a3.webp 932w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n <\/div> <!-- --><p>Those 500+ projects include:<\/p> <!-- --><ul><li><span>Repairs to education facilities<\/span><\/li><li><span>Restoration of critical infrastructure<\/span><\/li><li><span>Debris removal<\/span><\/li><li><span>Costs incurred during restoration efforts<\/span><\/li><\/ul> <!-- --><p>However, it remains unclear exactly which stalled recovery requests will be answered by this newly released reimbursement.<\/p> <!-- --><h2><strong>FEMA funding for Bartow<\/strong><\/h2> <!-- --><p>For the city of Bartow, Senator Moody said $5.3 million worth of FEMA relief would be provided for power and electrical system repairs.<\/p> <!-- --><p>Local leaders expressed relief at the incoming funds, which have been severely delayed.<\/p> <!-- --><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1985\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/c47c7e9f3e9c5f4288b9aaa5ebf91304-768x432.webp\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/c47c7e9f3e9c5f4288b9aaa5ebf91304-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/c47c7e9f3e9c5f4288b9aaa5ebf91304-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/c47c7e9f3e9c5f4288b9aaa5ebf91304.webp 932w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n <\/div> <!-- --><p>&#8220;We\u2019ve been waiting on that for 18 months, maybe longer,&#8221; said Bartow City Manager Mike Herr.\u00a0<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/?p=1979\">Polk County undercover drug bust nets 5 arrests, leaves 2 on the lam: \u2018We will arrest you\u2019<\/a><\/p> <!-- --><p>&#8220;No matter what city you are at, or what state you&#8217;re from, if you have had to survive a natural disaster that we are all too familiar with here in Florida&#8230; it shouldn\u2019t take a United States Senator pushing, pushing, pushing to get funds released,&#8221; Senator Moody said. &#8220;We should have a process in place that is efficient that people can count on. That cities know their claims can be reviewed, verified, and approved.&#8221;<\/p> <!-- --><h2><strong>The TRACK Act<\/strong><\/h2> <!-- --><p>Dig deeper:<\/p> <!-- --><p>To keep federal funding more accountable, Senator Moody emphasized the need for the newly signed TRACK act.\u00a0<\/p> <!-- --><p>The legislation mandates the implementation of a tracker on the FEMA website, providing hard deadlines for the agency to release information on where funds are being sent.<\/p> <!-- --><p>The act is designed to bring transparency and accountability to the federal funding for the recovery process when natural disasters happen.<\/p> <!-- --><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1986\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fa80655395622436438c6f27e639f204-768x432.webp\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fa80655395622436438c6f27e639f204-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fa80655395622436438c6f27e639f204-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fa80655395622436438c6f27e639f204.webp 932w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n <\/div> <!-- --><p>&#8220;This legislation, I believe, is going to help us and the citizens get back to where they need to be and get on their feet,&#8221; said Bartow Fire Chief Jay Robinson.\u00a0<\/p> <!-- --><h2><strong>FEMA accountability for all states<\/strong><\/h2> <!-- --><p>The legislation does not just apply to Floridians who need hurricane recovery assistance, but also other citizens across other states experiencing natural disasters.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/?p=1974\">Better Weather Fix Elixir recall expands over kratom concerns<\/a><\/p> <!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- --> <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With hurricane season fast approaching, U.S. Senator Ashley Moody visited Bartow on Friday to announce the release of $1.5 billion in FEMA disaster reimbursements for Florida.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1983,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[123,25],"tags":[124,26],"class_list":["post-1987","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bartow","category-florida","tag-bartow","tag-florida"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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