Disaster Relief

FEMA: President Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Guam

FEMA announced that federal emergency aid has been made available for the territory of Guam to supplement the territory and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic beginning on Jan. 20, 2020, and continuing. Federal funding is available to the territorial and eligible local governments and certain private…

FEMA: President Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for South Carolina

FEMA announced that federal emergency aid has been made available for the state of South Carolina to supplement the state, tribal and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic beginning on Jan. 20, 2020, and continuing. Federal funding is available to state, tribal, and eligible local governments and…

FEMA: Ways for the Private Sector to Help Fight COVID-19

Under the White House Coronavirus Task Force’s direction, FEMA, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and our federal partners continue to work closely with state, local, tribal and territorial governments in executing a whole-of-government response to fight the COVID-19 pandemic and protect the public. The outpouring of support from the private sector to…

FEMA: President Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

FEMA announced that federal emergency aid has been made available for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to supplement the commonwealth and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic beginning on Jan. 20, 2020 and continuing. Federal funding is available to the commonwealth, and eligible local governments and certain…

FEMA: President Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Texas

FEMA announced that federal emergency aid has been made available for the state of Texas to supplement the state, tribes and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic beginning on January 20, 2020, and continuing. The President’s action makes federal funding available for Crisis Counseling for affected individuals…

President Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Illinois

FEMA announced that federal emergency aid has been made available for the state of Illinois to supplement the state, tribes and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic beginning on Jan. 20, 2020 and continuing. The President’s action makes federal funding available for Crisis Counseling for affected individuals…

FEMA: President Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for New Jersey

FEMA announced that federal emergency aid has been made available for the state of New Jersey to supplement the state and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic beginning on January 20, 2020, and continuing. The President’s action makes federal funding available for Crisis Counseling for affected individuals…

FEMA: Assistance for Tribal Governments Regarding Coronavirus

Based on the President’s nationwide emergency declaration for the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on March 13, 2020, tribal governments have the option to request Public Assistance from FEMA as either a Recipient or Subrecipient. This fact sheet provides additional information about the assistance FEMA can provide to tribal governments as either Recipients or Subrecipients during the…

FEMA: President Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for North Carolina

FEMA announced that federal emergency aid has been made available for the state of North Carolina to supplement the state, tribes and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic beginning on January 20, 2020, and continuing. Federal funding is available to state, tribal, and eligible local governments and…

FEMA: Benton, Carroll, Smith Counties in TN Eligible for FEMA Public Assistance

 Federal assistance has been extended to three more Tennessee counties hit by the March 3 tornadoes and storms, covering eligible disaster-related expenses and the repair or rebuilding of critical infrastructure.  The State of Tennessee, local governments and certain private nonprofits in Benton, Carroll and Smith counties can now request funding through FEMA’s Public Assistance grant…