Disaster Relief

FEMA: President Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for New York

FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of New York to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, straight-line winds and flooding on Oct. 31, 2019 — Nov. 1, 2019. The President’s action makes federal funding available to the state, tribal, eligible…

FEMA: President Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Mississippi

 FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Mississippi to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, straight-line winds and flooding on Oct. 26, 2019. The President’s action makes federal funding available to the state, tribal, eligible local governments and certain private…

FEMA: President Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Tennessee

FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Tennessee to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms and straight-line winds on Oct. 26, 2019. The President’s action makes federal funding available to the state eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on…

HUD: Support Continues for Fifteen States and Four U.S. Territories Recovering from Major Disasters

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today allocated over $2.3 billion to support the long-term disaster recovery process in hard-hit areas in fifteen states, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. This allocation today is supported through HUD’s Community Development Block Grant…

FEMA: President Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for South Dakota

FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of South Dakota to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, tornadoes and flooding beginning on Sept. 9 — Sept. 26, 2019. The President’s action makes federal funding available to affected individuals in Brookings, Charles…

FEMA: Where to Go When FEMA Can’t Help

More than $3.8 million in federal grants and loans has been disbursed to homeowners, renters and businesses in northern Mississippi since severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes and flooding ravaged the area last February. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded about $1.2 million in disaster assistance to individuals and households. Another $2.6 million in…

FEMA: San Jacinto County, TX Added to Disaster Declaration for Tropical Storm Imelda

San Jacinto County has been designated for disaster assistance as part of Texas’s federal disaster declaration for severe storms and flooding that occurred Sept. 17-23. Survivors of Tropical Storm Imelda may now register for assistance with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). This announcement brings the total number…

EDA: NIST, EDA and the FirstNet Authority Announce $1 Million Interagency Disaster Challenge

The Accelerate R2 Network will Connect Response and Resiliency Innovation Efforts Three U.S. Department of Commerce agencies have launched a first-of-its-kind interagency challenge focused on accelerating innovations for disaster response and resilience technology. The Economic Development Administration (EDA), in collaboration with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority), today announced the Accelerate R2…

FEMA: President Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Florida

FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Florida to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by Hurricane Dorian from Aug. 28 to Sept. 9, 2019. Federal funding is available to the state, eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis…

FEMA: St. Mary Parish Added to Louisiana Flooding Disaster Declaration

At the request of the state of Louisiana, St. Mary Parish has been added to the disaster declaration for flooding that occurred May 10 through July 24, 2019. FEMA’s Public Assistance funding will supplement state and local recovery efforts in areas affected by the flooding. FEMA’s Public Assistance funding is available to the state and eligible local…