Disaster Relief

EDA: $3.5 Million to Support Disaster and Economic Resiliency Efforts in Westby, WI

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3.5 million grant to the city of Westby, Wisconsin, to make critical infrastructure improvements needed to expand the city’s industrial park and protect businesses from severe weather events. The EDA grant, to be matched with $868,800 in…

EDA: $1.1 Million Invested to Support Disaster Recovery and Resiliency Efforts in Puerto Rico Opportunity Zones

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.1 million grant to the University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico, to hire three Disaster Recovery Coordinators to execute disaster recovery efforts throughout the entire Commonwealth. The project, to be located in a Tax Cuts and…

FEMA: President Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Vermont

 FEMA announced that federal emergency aid has been made available for the state of Vermont to supplement the state and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic beginning on January 20, 2019 and continuing. Public Assistance federal funding is available to the state and eligible local governments and…

FEMA: President Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Minnesota

FEMA announced that federal emergency aid has been made available for the state of Minnesota to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic beginning on January 20, 2020, and continuing. Federal funding is available to state, tribal, eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit…

EDA: $700,000 Invested to Support Business-Focused Disaster Recovery and Resiliency Efforts in Arkansas

Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $700,000 grant to the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, to expand trade, export and commercialization opportunities for Arkansas businesses and agribusinesses. The EDA grant will be matched with $175,000 in local investment. “The Trump Administration is working diligently to help communities impacted…

FEMA: President Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Oklahoma

FEMA announced that federal emergency aid has been made available for the state of Oklahoma to supplement the state, tribal and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic beginning on Jan. 20, 2020, and continuing. Federal funding is also available to state, tribal, and eligible local governments and…

FEMA: President Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for New Mexico

FEMA announced that federal emergency aid has been made available for the state of New Mexico to supplement the state, tribal and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic beginning on Jan. 20, 2020, and continuing. Federal funding is available to state, tribal, and eligible local governments and…

FEMA: President Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Mississippi

FEMA announced that federal emergency aid has been made available for the state of Mississippi to supplement the state, tribal and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic beginning on Jan. 20, 2020, and continuing. Federal funding is available to state, tribal, and eligible local governments and certain…

FEMA: President Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for South Dakota

 FEMA announced that federal emergency aid has been made available for the state of South Dakota to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic beginning on January 20, 2020 and continuing. Federal funding is available to state, tribal, eligible local governments and certain private…

FEMA: President Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Arizona

 FEMA announced that federal emergency aid has been made available for the state of Arizona to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic beginning on January 20, 2020 and continuing. Federal funding is available to state, tribal, eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit…