FEMA: Grants Awarded to Advance Equity and Provide Direct Support to Underserved Communities to Invest in Disaster Resilience
Agency Announces First Selections Awarded for Two Mitigation Grant Programs FEMA is expediting mitigation grant selections and assistance to help states, local communities, tribes and territories enhance disaster resiliency sooner. The awards totaling $91.2 million are the first round of selected projects for the fiscal year 2021 Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) and Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) grant…
FEMA: President Biden Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Rhode Island
FEMA announced federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Rhode Island to supplement state and local recovery efforts in areas affected by a severe winter storm and snowstorm from Jan. 28-29, 2022. The President’s action makes federal funding available to state, tribal and eligible local governments, and certain private nonprofit organizations…
HUD: Disaster Assistance Announced for New Mexico Disaster Survivors
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced the implementation of federal disaster assistance to State and local recovery efforts in the areas of New Mexico affected by wildfires and straight-line winds beginning on April 5, 2022, and continuing. On May 4, President Biden issued a major disaster declaration for the counties of Colfax,…
FEMA: President Biden Approves Major Disaster Declaration for New Mexico
FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of New Mexico to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by wildfires and straight-line winds beginning on April 5 and continuing. The President’s action makes federal funding available to affected individuals in Colfax, Lincoln, Mora, San Miguel and…
HUD: Disaster Assistance Announced for Massachusetts Disaster Survivors
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced the implementation of federal disaster assistance to supplement Commonwealth, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas of Massachusetts affected by the severe winter storm and snowstorm from January 28 to January 29, 2022. On April 18, President Biden issued a major disaster declaration for the…
FEMA: President Biden Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Massachusetts
FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to supplement commonwealth, tribal and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by the severe winter storm and snowstorm Jan. 28 – 29, 2022. The President’s action makes federal funding available to commonwealth, tribal and eligible local governments, and certain…
OCC: New Publication Focuses on Bank Partnerships in Community Reinvestment and Resilience
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today published the latest edition of its Community Developments Investments newsletter, “Partners in Recovery: Community Reinvestment and Resilience.” This edition of Community Developments Investments highlights how banks can collaborate with community development financial institutions, minority depository institutions, and other community-based groups to help rebuild communities recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic…
FEMA: “Before, During, and After” Podcast Relaunched with New Focus and Format
FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell announced that FEMA is relaunching the agency’s podcast, “Before, During & After” across multiple platforms today. The podcast will offer a new format with information and insights tailored to the nation’s emergency management community. The first of the relaunched episodes is a one-on-one interview with Administrator Criswell, setting the stage with a…
FEMA: President Biden Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Puerto Rico
FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to supplement Commonwealth and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, flooding and landslides from Feb. 4-6, 2022. The President’s action makes federal funding available to affected individuals in the municipalities of Cataño, Dorado, Toa Baja, Vega…
FEMA: President Biden Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Washington
FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Washington to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe winter storms, straight-line winds, flooding, landslides and mudslides from Jan. 1-Jan. 15, 2022. The President’s action makes federal funding available to state, tribal and eligible local…