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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 and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe winter storm and flooding from Jan. 10-12, 2020. Federal funding is available to the state, eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis…

FEMA: President Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Tennessee

FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Tennessee to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds and flooding on March 3, 2020. The President’s action makes federal funding available to affected individuals in Davidson, Putnam and Wilson counties.  Assistance…

FEMA: Public Assistance Approved for Eight More Puerto Rico Municipalities

Fourteen municipalities are now eligible to be reimbursed by the federal government for debris removal and for emergency protective measures that were triggered by the 6.4 earthquake on Jan. 7. The municipalities of Adjuntas, Jayuya, Juana Díaz, Lajas, Las Marías, Mayagüez, Sabana Grande and Utuado were added Friday to the original six municipalities which were designated in the presidential…

FEMA: Nine More Puerto Rico Municipalities Eligible for Individual Assistance

Nine more municipalities that were affected by the earthquakes that began Dec. 28, 2019, in southwest Puerto Rico have been designated as eligible for FEMA’s Individual Assistance program. At the request of the Government of Puerto Rico, FEMA extended eligibility for Individual Assistance to Arecibo, Ciales, Hormigueros, Juana Díaz, Las Marías, Mayagüez, Morovis, Orocovis and Sabana Grande under the Jan. 16 presidential disaster declaration….

FEMA: Ten More Puerto Rico Municipalities Eligible for Individual Assistance after Recent Earthquakes

Ten more municipalities that were affected by the recent earthquakes that began in December have been designated as eligible for FEMA’s Individual Assistance program.  At the request of the Government of Puerto Rico, FEMA extended eligibility for Individual Assistance to Adjuntas, Cabo Rojo, Corozal, Jayuya, Lajas, Lares, Maricao, San Germán, San Sebastián and Villalba under the presidential…

FEMA: President Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for North Dakota

FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of North Dakota to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by flooding beginning on Oct. 9 – 26, 2019. The President’s action makes federal funding is available to the state, tribal, eligible local governments and certain private…

FEMA: President Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Vermont

FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Vermont to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms and flooding on Oct. 31 to Nov. 1, 2019. The President’s action makes federal funding available to the state, eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit…

FEMA: President Trump Signs Major Disaster Declaration for Puerto Rico

FEMA announced that federal emergency aid has been made available to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to supplement Commonwealth and local response efforts to the emergency conditions in the area affected by earthquakes beginning on Dec. 28, 2019, and continuing. The President’s action makes federal funding available to affected individuals in the municipalities of Guánica,…

FEMA: Additional Counties Eligible for Public Assistance Funding in Mississippi

Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Oktibbeha counties are now eligible to apply for funding under FEMA’s Public Assistance Program to supplement state and local recovery efforts in areas that sustained damage from severe storms, straight-line winds, and flooding that occurred Oct. 26, 2019. The president’s Dec. 6, 2019 major disaster declaration for Mississippi included Alcorn, Covington, Itawamba,…

FEMA: President Trump Signs Emergency Declaration for Puerto Rico

FEMA announced that federal emergency aid has been made available to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to supplement Commonwealth and local response efforts to the emergency conditions in the area affected by earthquakes beginning on Dec. 28, 2019, and continuing. The President’s action authorizes FEMA to coordinate all disaster relief efforts which have the purpose…