FEMA: President Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Louisiana
FEMA announced today that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Louisiana to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by Hurricane Barry from July 10-15, 2019. FEMA’s Public Assistance funding is available to the state and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing…
FEMA: President Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Wisconsin
FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Wisconsin to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds, and flooding from July 18-20, 2019. Federal funding is available to state, tribal, eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on…
HUD: Program Requirements Released for CDBG-Mitigation Program
Mitigation rules to support nine states and five local communities The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today published the program requirements for the Department’s new Community Development Block Grant –Mitigation (CDBG-Mitigation) Program to nine states and five local communities. Read HUD’s notice. CDBG-Mitigation funds represent a unique and significant opportunity for grantees to use this…
FEMA: Think You Don’t Need Flood Insurance? Think Again
The recent Rio Grande Valley floods resulted in flood insurance claims valued at more than $31.1 million being filed so far by Texas homeowners, business owners and renters. But some Texans who experienced losses did not have flood insurance Why do I need flood insurance? Standard homeowner’s insurance policies do not cover flood. Flood is…
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…