Disaster Area

FEMA: President Biden Approves Emergency 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, straight-line winds and tornadoes on Dec. 10-11, 2021. The President’s action authorizes FEMA to coordinate all disaster relief efforts to alleviate the hardship and suffering caused…

FEMA: President Biden Approves Emergency Declaration for Illinois

FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Illinois to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, straight-line winds and tornadoes on Dec. 10, 2021. The President’s action authorizes FEMA to coordinate all disaster relief efforts to alleviate the hardship and suffering caused…

ABA: Foundation Accepting Donations to Aid Tornado Victims in Kentucky

Acting on a request from the Kentucky Bankers Association, the ABA Foundation will raise funds to assist bank staff hit hard by the storms and aid local relief efforts The American Bankers Association Foundation today announced it will start collecting tax-exempt contributions through its Disaster Relief Program to help aid bank employees directly affected by…

FEMA: President Biden Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Kentucky

FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the Commonwealth of Kentucky to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, straight-line winds, flooding and tornadoes beginning Dec. 10, 2021, and continuing. The President’s action makes federal funding available to affected individuals in Caldwell, Fulton, Graves, Hopkins,…

FEMA: Response to Torando-Damage Areas Continues and Kentucky Received Major Disaster Declaration Approval

President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. approved Kentucky’s request for an expedited major disaster declaration Sunday night. The declaration authorizes federal assistance for disaster survivors in Caldwell, Fulton, Graves, Hopkins, Marshall, Muhlenberg, Taylor and Warren counties. The declaration was granted after FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell and DHS Sec. Alejandro Mayorkas visited affected areas of Kentucky Sunday to see…

HUD: Disaster Assistance Announced for Kentucky Disaster Survivors

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced the implementation of federal disaster assistance for areas in the Commonwealth of Kentucky affected by severe storms, straight-line winds, flooding, and tornadoes beginning on December 10, 2021, and continuing. On December 12, President Biden issued a major disaster declaration for the counties of Caldwell, Fulton, Graves,…

FEMA: President Biden Approves Emergency Declaration for Kentucky

FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the Commonwealth of Kentucky to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, straight-line winds, flooding and tornadoes beginning Dec. 10, 2021 and continuing. The President’s action authorizes FEMA to coordinate all disaster relief efforts to alleviate the hardship and…

FEMA: Funding for COVID-19 Response Will Continue Through April 1, 2022

President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. announced Tuesday that funding to support all eligible COVID-19 work will continue at a 100% federal cost share through April 1, 2022. This funding will be available to local, state, tribal or territorial governments and certain non-profit organizations for eligible costs associated with ongoing COVID-19 recovery efforts and vaccine initiatives. FEMA will continue…

FEMA: President Biden Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Connecticut

FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Connecticut to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by the remnants of Hurricane Ida during the period of Sept. 1-2, 2021. The President’s action makes federal funding available to affected individuals in Fairfield and New London…

FEMA: President Biden Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Virginia

FEMA announced today that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the Commonwealth of Virginia to supplement commonwealth, tribal and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by flooding, landslides and mudslides that occurred Aug. 30-31, 2021. Federal funding is available to state and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for…