FEMA: $350 Million Awarded for Humanitarian Assistance Through the Emergency Food and Shelter Program
Today, the Department of Homeland Security, through FEMA, announced it will publish a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for $350 million under the humanitarian portion of the Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP-H) to help local communities around the country better manage the costs of noncitizen arrivals in their communities. This is the first major…
FEMA: $2 Billion in Department of Homeland Security Preparedness Grants Announced
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas today announced more than $2 billion in funding for eight Fiscal Year 2023 preparedness grant programs. These grant programs provide critical funding to help state, local, tribal and territorial officials prepare for, prevent, protect against and respond to acts of terrorism. Secretary Mayorkas issued the following statement on this year’s…
FEMA: President Biden Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Rosebud Sioux Tribe
FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the Rosebud Sioux Tribe to supplement tribal recovery efforts in the areas affected by the severe winter storms and snowstorm from Dec. 12-25, 2022. Federal funding is available to the tribe and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for emergency protective measures,…
FEMA: President Biden Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Oglala Sioux Tribe
FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the Oglala Sioux Tribe to supplement tribal recovery efforts in the areas affected by the severe winter storms and snowstorm from Dec. 12-25, 2022. Federal funding is available to the tribe and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for emergency protective measures,…
FEMA: Pike County Added to Georgia Major Disaster Declaration
Pike County has been added to the major disaster declaration for Georgia’s severe storms, straight-line winds, and tornadoes of Jan. 12, meaning residents who sustained damage or losses from the storms may now apply for FEMA disaster assistance. The declaration allows FEMA to provide assistance to eligible individuals and households in eight counties: Butts, Henry, Jasper, Meriwether,…
FEMA: Agency Announces All COVID-19 Disaster Declaration Incident Periods Will Close on May 11, 2023
In recognition of FEMA’s unprecedented response to the COVID-19 pandemic and following the Biden-Harris Administration’s determination regarding the end of the Public Health Emergency and National Emergency declarations, the agency announced today that all COVID-19 incident periods will close on May 11. FEMA will publish a Federal Register Notice providing a 90-day advance notice to…
FEMA: President Biden Approves Major Disaster Declaration for North Dakota
Today, FEMA announced federal emergency aid has been made available to the state of North Dakota to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in areas affected by a severe winter storm, snowstorm and straight-line winds from Nov. 9-11, 2022. The President’s action makes federal funding available to state, tribal and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations…
FEMA: Mobile and Morgan Counties Added to Alabama Major Disaster Declaration
Mobile and Morgan counties are now eligible for FEMA assistance after the Jan. 12 severe storms, straight-line winds, and tornadoes in Alabama. Individuals and households in Mobile and Morgan counties can apply for FEMA Individual Assistance, which may include temporary housing assistance, basic home repairs and certain other uninsured disaster-related needs. These counties join Autauga, Coosa, Dallas, Elmore, Greene,…
FEMA: Alameda, Contra Costa, Mendocino and Ventura Counties Added to California Major Disaster Declaration
Alameda, Contra Costa, Mendocino and Ventura counties have been added to the major disaster declaration for California’s severe storms and flooding, meaning residents who had damage or losses from the storms that began Dec. 27, 2022, may now apply for FEMA disaster assistance. The declaration allows FEMA to provide direct support to individuals and households in…
FEMA: Twenty Tribes and All Inhabited U.S. Territories Now Eligible for FEMA’s Safeguarding Tomorrow Revolving Loan Fund Grant Program
FEMA is expanding the eligibility for a new grant program that provides capitalization grants to fund revolving loans for resilience-related activities. The Safeguarding Tomorrow Revolving Loan Fund grant program has been expanded to give insular areas the same eligibility to apply as states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. This means American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana…