Sandy Relief Aid: Keansburg and Union Beach Among Communities to Receive Financial Assistance

More than $780 million in disaster assistance has been approved to speed recovery in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy - and some of the beneficiaries are hardhit Bayshore communities.

It's not yet clear how the money will be spent - and how the additional $60 billion aid package, which the U.S. Senate gave its seal of approval Monday evening, will be dispursed.

Middletown tops the list of funding recipients so far (see chart below), according to the state Office of Emergency Management. The town has received a total of $2,315,482.91.

Keansburg and Union Beach were included in the aid package and were allocated $791,175.00 and $448,842.93, respectively. Keyport, which lost several homes and local businesses, was allocated $38,250.00.

to reimburse the towns for debris removal following Hurricane Sandy in a second round of funding. 

FEMA says it has approved more than $300 million in housing assistance for more than 52,000 people. Housing assistance includes temporary rental assistance and grants to repair and replace storm-damaged primary residences.

More than $42 million has been approved to help survivors replace hurricane-damaged personal property and to help meet medical, dental, funeral, transportation and other serious disaster-related needs not covered by insurance or other federal, state and charitable aid programs, FEMA says.

Here is a chart that outlines who has received what, and so far, as of Jan. 8: