findCRA to Discuss CRA, Disaster Relief & COVID-19 with the ABA CRA Working Group
findCRA’s President, COO & Co-Founder, Brian Waters, will discuss CRA requirements for banks when tracking activities regarding disaster and pandemic relief with the American Bankers Association’s CRA Working Group on January 5, 2023. The virtual session will include an overview of regulatory guidance regarding bank activities undertaken in response to natural disasters for consideration during…
FEMA: New SBA Partnership Provides More than $38 Million in Expanded Assistance to Low-Income Disaster Survivors
In the past year, low-income disaster survivors have received more than $38.7 million in expanded assistance because of FEMA and the U.S. Small Business Administration’s policy changes to lower the minimum household income thresholds for some types of FEMA assistance. FEMA and SBA have programs that help survivors after a disaster, and many homeowners and…
FEMA: President Biden Signs Major Declaration for the Havasupai Tribe
FEMA announced federal emergency aid has been made available to the Havasupai Tribe to supplement Tribal response and recovery efforts in areas affected by flooding from Oct. 1-2, 2022. The President’s action makes federal funding available to Tribal and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for emergency work and the repair or replacement…
FEMA: 2022 National Preparedness Report Underscores Continued Threat of Climate Change
FEMA released the 2022 National Preparedness Report today, revealing the impacts that climate change and associated natural disasters continue to have on emergency management capabilities and communities across the country. This year’s report presents preparedness data through the lens of risks and capabilities and underscores the challenges that emergency managers face in addressing a continuously expanding risk…
FEMA: President Biden Approves Emergency Declaration for New York
FEMA announced today that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of New York to supplement state and local response efforts due to emergency conditions resulting from a severe winter storm beginning Dec. 23 and continuing. The President’s action authorizes FEMA to coordinate all disaster relief efforts to alleviate the hardship and suffering caused…
FEMA: 51 Additional Florida Counties Eligible for FEMA Public Assistance
Fifty-one Florida counties are now eligible for FEMA Public Assistance for repair or replacement of public facilities damaged by Hurricane Nicole. The counties are Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Broward, Calhoun, Charlotte, Citrus, Clay, Collier, Columbia, DeSoto, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gilchrist, Glades, Gulf, Hamilton, Hardee, Hendry, Hernando, Highlands, Hillsborough, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Lafayette, Lake, Lee, Leon, Levy, Liberty, Madison, Manatee, Marion,…
FEMA: Funding Opportunity Announced for New Community Resilience Program
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Provides $500 Million Over Five Years for Safeguarding Tomorrow Revolving Loan Fund grant program Today, FEMA announced it will soon begin accepting applications for a new resilience program, funded by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, to make communities safer from natural hazards. Beginning Feb. 1, the agency will accept applications for the Safeguarding…
HUD: Agency Seeking First-of-Its-Kind Input to More Equitably and Accurately Allocate Disaster Recovery Funds
Two new Requests for Information (RFIs) to mark inaugural feedback effort for Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today released two new Requests for Information (RFIs), marking the first time the Department has asked the public for feedback on how to simplify, modernize, and…
FEMA: President Biden Approves Major Disaster Declaration to Help Floridians Recover from Hurricane Nicole
Hurricane Nicole survivors and Florida infrastructure and beaches will now be eligible for federal disaster assistance at the direction of President Biden. FEMA announced today that additional assistance has been made available to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by Hurricane Nicole during the period of Nov. 7-30, 2022. Assistance…
SBA: New Disaster Loans Offered with No Interest and No Payments for First Year
Today, Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice in President Biden’s Cabinet for America’s 33 million small businesses, announced the Agency will waive the interest rate for the first year on new disaster loans and extend the initial payment deferment period automatically to 12 months. “We must ensure that communities…