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Article: ACS Awarded Contract to Administer Hurricane Ike Relief Grant.
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- Pediatrics Week
- Article date:
- November 21, 2009
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Residents of Galveston County, Texas, who are still rebuilding from Hurricane Ike now have the opportunity for additional financial help through a federal grant program.
The county has selected Affiliated Computer Services (NYSE:ACS) to administer the relief program under a two-year contract. The program will award grants to fund repair, replacement and relocation for homes and rental property damaged from Hurricane Ike. The storm hit Galveston County in September 2008 as the third-most destructive hurricane ever in the United States, washing away 3,600 structures and causing billions of dollars in damage.
The relief program is funded by a $99 million ...