FEMA: Agency Advancing Implementation of the Community Disaster Resilience Zones Act
FEMA has made progress over the past two years in analyzing the nation’s census tracts to designate those most in-need and at-risk due to natural hazards. The agency has now designated a total of 767 Community Disaster Resilience Zones (CDRZ) eligible for increased federal support to become more resilient to natural hazards and extreme weather. With these…
SBA: Financial Relief Offered to Los Angeles County Businesses and Residents Impacted by Devastating Wildfires
Today, SBA Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman announced that low-interest federal disaster loans are now available to Southern California businesses, homeowners, renters and private nonprofit (PNP) organizations following President Joe Biden’s major disaster declaration(Link is external). The declaration covers Los Angeles and the contiguous counties of Kern, Orange, San Bernardino, and Ventura due to wildfires and straight-line winds that began Jan….
HUD: Aid Offered to California Disaster Victims
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced the implementation of federal disaster assistance for the state of California and ordered federal assistance for state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in areas affected by wildfires and straight-line winds beginning on January 7, 2025, and continuing.President Biden issued a major disaster declaration in the State of…
HUD: $12 Billion Invested in Long-Term Assistance to Communities Impacted by Disasters
Funds will support recovery from Lahaina Wildfire, Hurricane Helene, Hurricane Milton, and other 2023 & 2024 disasters Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced the allocation of nearly $12 billion in Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds for communities across 24 states and territories. To provide guidance for the implementation…
FEMA: President Biden Approves Major Disaster Declaration for California
FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance is available to the state of California to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by wildfires and straight-line winds from Jan. 7, 2025, and continuing. The President’s action makes federal funding available to affected individuals in Los Angeles County. Assistance can include grants for temporary housing and home…
FEMA: Public Assistance Guide Published to Enhance Disaster Recovery in Communities
Today, FEMA published an updated version of the Public Assistance Program and Policy Guide which is the agency’s consolidated resource for Public Assistance policies that establish how states, Tribal Nations, local governments, territories and certain private nonprofits can recover and rebuild using federal funds after disasters. This guide applies to disasters declared on or after Jan. 6,…
SBA: Financial Relief Offered to Louisiana Businesses Impacted by New Year’s Tragedy in New Orleans
Biden-Harris Administration quickly deploying resources to assist all those impacted by horrific attack In response to the request from Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)announced that small businesses and private nonprofit organizations (PNPs) in Louisiana may now apply for federal disaster loans to offset economic losses caused by the mass casualty incident that…
FEMA: President Biden Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Missouri
FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance is available to the state of Missouri to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds and flooding from Nov. 3-9, 2024. Public Assistance federal funding is available to the state, eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for emergency…
FEMA: President Biden Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Oregon
FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance is available to the state of Oregon to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by wildfires from July 10 to Aug. 23, 2024. Public Assistance federal funding is available to the state, tribal, and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for emergency…
FEMA: President Biden Approves Major Disaster Declaration for the Native Village of Kipnuk
FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance is available to the Native Village of Kipnuk to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms and flooding from Aug. 16-18, 2024. Public Assistance federal funding is available to eligible tribal and local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for emergency work…