▁Donald ▁E . ▁Pow ell ▁and ▁Deput y ▁Federal ▁Co ordin ator ▁J ode y ▁Arr ington . ▁In ▁their ▁first ▁year ▁in ▁the ▁G ulf , ▁Pow ell ▁and ▁Arr ington ▁helped ▁secure ▁and ▁over see ▁over ▁$ 1 2 0 ▁billion ▁in ▁fund ing ▁for ▁infrastr ucture ▁and ▁assistance . ▁ ▁The ▁a ims ▁the ▁office ▁see ks ▁to ▁achieve ▁are : ▁Rest ore ▁long - term ▁safety ▁and ▁security ▁Reb u ild ▁the ▁region ’ s ▁water ▁management ▁system ▁to ▁world - class ▁standards , ▁and ▁create ▁a ▁new ▁govern ance ▁structure ▁( cont rolling ▁quantity , ▁such ▁as ▁le ve es ▁and ▁can als , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁quality ) ▁Im pro ve ▁the ▁planning ▁of ▁emer gency ▁services ▁( such ▁as ▁emer gency ▁first ▁response — 9 1 1 ) ▁and ▁create ▁new ▁ev acu ation ▁plans ▁Rest ore ▁and ▁protect ▁the ▁environment , ▁including ▁the ▁bal anced ▁development ▁of ▁new ▁towns ▁and ▁wet lands ▁rest oration ▁Re const itute ▁the ▁justice ▁system , ▁rest oring ▁police ▁depart ments , ▁courts , ▁district - att orney ▁systems ▁and ▁pr isons ▁Reb u ild ▁the ▁health care ▁delivery ▁system ▁through ▁a ▁network ▁of ▁private ▁and ▁public ▁hosp it als ▁and ▁clin ics ▁ ▁Ren ew ▁the ▁region ’ s ▁economy ▁and ▁create ▁growth ▁opportun ities ▁Support ▁business ▁invest ment ▁through ▁tax ▁relief ▁and ▁simpl ification , ▁regul atory ▁flex ibility ▁and ▁other ▁in cent ives ▁Prov ide ▁support ▁for ▁small ▁business ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁with ▁dis aster ▁lo ans