Disaster Relief

FEMA: President Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for New Hampshire

FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of New Hampshire to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by a severe storm and flooding on July 11-12, 2019. Federal funding is available to the state and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a…

FEMA: Noble, Okmulgee, Ottawa and Tillman Counties Added to Oklahoma Disaster Declaration

Four more counties in Oklahoma are now eligible to apply for FEMA’s Public Assistance funding to supplement state and local recovery efforts in areas that sustained damage from the severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes and flooding between May 7 and June 9, 2019.  Noble, Okmulgee, Ottawa and Tillman counties may now request reimbursements under the Public Assistance…

EDA: $587 Million Available to Aid Communities Impacted by Natural Disasters

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross today announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) has published the Fiscal Year 2019 (FY2019) Disaster Supplemental Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) making $587 million available to eligible grantees in communities impacted by Presidentially declared natural disasters in 2018, and floods and tornadoes in 2019. “The Trump Administration…

FEMA: Six More Missouri Counties Now Eligible for Federal Disaster Assistance

 Individuals, households, businesses and nonprofits affected by late April storms and flooding in Callaway, Jefferson, Lewis, McDonald, Newton and Saline counties are now eligible to register for federal disaster assistance. With the addition of the six counties, Missouri now has 26 counties designated as eligible for FEMA Individual Assistance programs. The 20 counties previously designated for assistance are Andrew, Atchison,…

FEMA: President Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for West Virginia

FEMA announced today that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of West Virginia to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, flooding, landslides and mudslides from June 29-30, 2019. Federal funding is available to the state and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations…

FEMA: Four Oklahoma Counties Added to Disaster Declaration for Public Assistance Funding

Four more counties in Oklahoma are now eligible to apply for FEMA’s Public Assistance funding to supplement state and local recovery efforts in areas that sustained damage from the severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes and flooding between May 7 and June 9, 2019.  Caddo, Kay, Kiowa and Woodward counties may now request reimbursements under the Public Assistance…

HUD: Disaster Mitigation Fund to Be Released in Two Tranches

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced that a Federal Register notice will soon be published that releases disaster mitigation funds in two tranches to areas impacted by recent storms. One tranche will include funds for Texas, Louisiana, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, West Virginia, California, Missouri, and Georgia; and the second…

HUD: Federal Financial Monitor Appointed to Oversee Puerto Rico Disaster Funds

Today, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced its plan to appoint a Federal Financial Monitor to oversee the disbursement of disaster recovery dollars to Puerto Rico. “Given the Puerto Rico government’s alleged corruption, fiscal irregularities and mismanagement, we will appoint a Federal Financial Monitor to oversee the disbursement of all HUD disaster…

EDA: $5 Million Investment Made to Help UT Austin Recover from Hurricane Harvey in Port Aransas, TX

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $5 million grant to the University of Texas at Austin to renovate the University’s Marine Science Institute Campus in Port Aransas and help establish the Center for Coastal Ocean Science. This grant will be matched with $1.25…

EDA: $3 Million Grant Made to Spur Small Business Development in Hurricane Harvey-Impacted Dickinson, TX

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3 million grant to Dickinson Economic Development Corporation in Texas, to help establish the Gulf Coast Market by renovating a storm-damaged, 30,000 sq. ft., building. The EDA grant, to be matched with $1.3 million in local investment,…