Eligibility | Schools & Libraries Program

Directly Affected Schools and Libraries

Schools and libraries in counties designated by FEMA for individual assistance as listed in the FCC’s First Hurricane Katrina Order (FCC 05-178, released October 14, 2005) (see table below) and that sustained substantial damage due to Hurricane Katrina are eligible to apply for funds to restore their networks to pre-Hurricane Katrina levels. These schools and libraries are called “directly affected.”

Hurricane Katrina Disaster Area as Defined in FCC Order
*State*	*Counties/Parishes*
*Alabama*	Baldwin, Mobile, Pickens, Greene, Hale, Tuscaloosa, and Washington.
*Louisiana*	Acadia, Ascension, Assumption, Calcasieu, Cameron, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberia, Iberville, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, Lafourche, Lincoln, Livingston, Orleans, Pointe Coupee, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. Helena, St. James, St. John, St. Mary, St. Martin, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Terrebonne, Vermilion, Washington, West Baton Rouge, and West Feliciana.
*Mississippi*	Adams, Amite, Attala, Bolivar, Claiborne, Choctaw, Clarke, Copiah, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lafayette, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Lowndes, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Quitman, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Tippah, Walthall, Warren, Wayne, Wilkinson, Winston, and Yazoo