A second request to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for Individual Assistance to help people whose homes were damaged by Typhoon Dolphin has been denied. According to a release from Guam Homeland Security Office of Civil Defense FEMA Administrator, W. Craig Fugate, stated in a letter addressed to Governor Eddie Baza Calvo, “After a thorough review of all of the information contained in your initial request and appeal, we reaffirm our original finding that the impact to individuals and households from this event is not of the severity and magnitude to warrant the designation of Individual Assistance under FEMA-4224-DR.”

It was in May that Typhoon Dolphin hit Guam and during the recovery, Governor Calvo requested federal emergency help. While Guam was granted Public Assistance and Hazard Mitigation from President Obama the island was denied individual assistance. An appeal was submitted and Guam Homeland Security/Office of Civil Defense worked with FEMA officials to revalidate the original assessments and assess other homes that were destroyed or damaged, especially in the villages of Yigo and Dededo.

The release further states, that there were some changes to the number homes on the island, but not enough to warrant IA.

Despite this the Office of the Governor, through the Guam Housing Corp. and its President, Martin Benavente, will continue working with families who need help with their homes. Part of that assistance includes help getting emergency homes.

For those whose employment was interrupted because of Typhoon Dolphin, Guam Department of Labor has a $2.7 million grant to help about 220 temporary jobs for eligible job seekers to assist with clean up and recovery efforts after Typhoon Dolphin.