Hurricane Relief

FEMA: President Biden Approves Emergency Declaration for South Carolina

FEMA announced today that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of South Carolina to supplement state, tribal and local response efforts due to emergency conditions resulting from Hurricane Idalia beginning Aug. 29, 2023, and continuing.  The President’s action authorizes FEMA to coordinate all disaster relief efforts to alleviate the hardship and suffering…

FEMA: President Biden Approves Emergency Declaration for Florida

FEMA announced today that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Florida to supplement state, tribal and local response efforts due to emergency conditions resulting from Tropical Storm Idalia beginning Aug. 27, 2023, and continuing.  The President’s action authorizes FEMA to coordinate all disaster relief efforts to alleviate the hardship and suffering…

EDA: Notice of Funding Opportunity Announced for Regions Impacte by Natural Disasters

The U.S. Department of Commerce, through the Economic Development Administration (EDA), today announced newly available support to those communities impacted by natural disasters in 2021 and 2022.   Today, the FY23 EDA Disaster Supplemental Notice of Funding Opportunity was published at grants.gov and on eda.gov. Applicants can apply here. The awards that will be made under this Notice of Funding Opportunity…

FEMA: Nearly $422 Million Invested to Renovate Public Housing Complexes in Recovery from Hurricane Maria

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) recently approved about $422 million to restore and renovate 37 residential properties belonging to the Public Housing Administration (PHA) due to damage caused by Hurricane María. These works will benefit over 5,400 families throughout the island. As part of the agency’s commitment to help Puerto Rico by mitigating future…

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: 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…

FEMA: President Biden Approves Major Disaster Declaration for South Carolina

FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of South Carolina to supplement state, local and tribal recovery efforts in the areas affected by Hurricane Ian beginning Sept. 25 to Oct. 4, 2022. The President’s action makes federal funding available to affected individuals in Charleston, Georgetown and Horry counties. Assistance…

FEMA: President Biden Amends Puerto Rico Disaster Declaration

FEMA announced today that additional disaster assistance is available to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico through an increase in the level of federal funding for Public Assistance projects undertaken in the Commonwealth as a result of Hurricane Fiona during the period of Sept. 17-21, 2022. The federal share for debris removal and emergency protective measures,…

HUD: $1.447 Billion Announced for 2021 Disaster Recovery and Mitigation

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced the allocation of $1.447 billion in Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds to provide additional help to communities recovering from 2021 disasters as well as support building inclusive resilience to climate change. “HUD continues to do the work to support recovery…

HUD: Waivers Announced to Help Florida Communities Recover from Hurricane Ian

Announcement Represents One of the Largest Collections of Regulatory and Administrative Waivers Issued by HUD at One Time; Secretary Fudge: Waivers “Build on HUD’s Continued Post-Disaster Efforts and Unprecedented Aid from the Biden-Harris Administration” The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced a package of 29 regulatory and administrative waivers aimed at helping communities…