Washington, June 9 -- Congressman Nick Langworthy issued the following press release:

Congressman Nick Langworthy today announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded $60,493,661.51 to the Jasper-Troupsburg Central School District to rebuild and restore facilities devastated by the remnants of Tropical Storm Fred.

The funding will support the replacement of the district's Junior/Senior High School and Administrative Offices, athletic facilities, parking lots, sidewalks, and other campus infrastructure damaged by catastrophic flooding that inundated the school campus and displaced students from their classrooms. The award also includes significant hazard mitigation funding to relocate critical facilities out of t...