Disaster Relief

FEMA: Federal Disaster Declaration for Southern California Wildfires now Includes Flooding, Mudflows, Debris

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced today that the federal disaster assistance declaration made available to the state of California to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by wildfires from December 4, 2017 and continuing has been amended. The declaration now includes damage from Flooding, Mudflows, and Debris flows…

FEMA: Major Disaster Declaration for State of Maine

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Maine to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by a severe storm and flooding from October 29 to November 1, 2017. Federal funding is available to state and eligible local governments and…

FEMA: Major Disaster Are Declared for State of Vermont

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (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 a severe storm and flooding from October 29 to October 30, 2017. Federal funding is available to state and eligible local governments and…

FEMA: Major Disaster Declaration for the State of New Hampshire

The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of New Hampshire to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by a severe storm and flooding from October 29 to November 1, 2017. Federal funding is available to state and eligible local governments and…

FEMA: Public Assistance Eligibility Expanded to Include Houses of Worship

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced today that private nonprofit houses of worship are now eligible for disaster assistance as community centers, without regard to their secular or religious nature.  These changes are effective for disasters declared on or after August 23, 2017 and for applications for assistance that were pending with FEMA as…

FEMA: Major Disaster Declaration Approved for California

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced today that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of California to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by wildfires from December 4, 2017 and continuing. Federal funding is available to state and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations…

FEMA: After the Disaster Assistance Registration Deadline Fact Sheet

While it has been more than 100 days since Hurricane Harvey made landfall, and the disaster assistance registration deadline has passed, there is still a lot of work to be done. Harvey survivors are part of the whole community effort. The steps they take on their road to recovery and the decisions they make about…

FEMA: Major Disaster Declaration Approved for Pueblo of Acoma

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced today that federal disaster assistance has been made available for the Pueblo of Acoma to supplement tribal recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms and flooding from October 4 to October 6, 2017. Federal funding is available to the Pueblo of Acoma and certain private nonprofit…

FEMA: Major Disaster Declaration Approved for Alaska

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced today that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Alaska to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by a severe storm from September 28 to September 30, 2017. Federal funding is available to state and eligible local governments and certain…

FEMA: Federal Aid Programs for the State of Alaska

Following is a summary of key federal disaster aid programs that can be made available as needed and warranted under President Donald J. Trump’s disaster declaration issued for the state of Alaska. Assistance for the State and affected Local Governments Can Include as Required: Payment of not less than 75 percent of the eligible costs…