EDA: $7.4 Million Invested to Support Workforce Training and Emergency Management Efforts in Disaster-Impacted Areas of California
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $7.4 million in the state of California to support disaster-related workforce training and emergency management efforts. The EDA grants will be matched with $1.075 million in local investment. “Ensuring that communities have the trained workforce and adequate planning…
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…
FEMA: President Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for New York
FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of New York to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, straight-line winds and flooding on Oct. 31, 2019 — Nov. 1, 2019. The President’s action makes federal funding available to the state, tribal, eligible…
FEMA: President Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Mississippi
FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Mississippi to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, straight-line winds and flooding on Oct. 26, 2019. The President’s action makes federal funding available to the state, tribal, eligible local governments and certain private…
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 and straight-line winds on Oct. 26, 2019. The President’s action makes federal funding available to the state eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on…
HUD: Support Continues for Fifteen States and Four U.S. Territories Recovering from Major Disasters
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today allocated over $2.3 billion to support the long-term disaster recovery process in hard-hit areas in fifteen states, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. This allocation today is supported through HUD’s Community Development Block Grant…
FEMA: President Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for South Dakota
FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of South Dakota to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, tornadoes and flooding beginning on Sept. 9 — Sept. 26, 2019. The President’s action makes federal funding available to affected individuals in Brookings, Charles…
FEMA: Where to Go When FEMA Can’t Help
More than $3.8 million in federal grants and loans has been disbursed to homeowners, renters and businesses in northern Mississippi since severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes and flooding ravaged the area last February. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded about $1.2 million in disaster assistance to individuals and households. Another $2.6 million in…
FEMA: San Jacinto County, TX Added to Disaster Declaration for Tropical Storm Imelda
San Jacinto County has been designated for disaster assistance as part of Texas’s federal disaster declaration for severe storms and flooding that occurred Sept. 17-23. Survivors of Tropical Storm Imelda may now register for assistance with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). This announcement brings the total number…
EDA: NIST, EDA and the FirstNet Authority Announce $1 Million Interagency Disaster Challenge
The Accelerate R2 Network will Connect Response and Resiliency Innovation Efforts Three U.S. Department of Commerce agencies have launched a first-of-its-kind interagency challenge focused on accelerating innovations for disaster response and resilience technology. The Economic Development Administration (EDA), in collaboration with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority), today announced the Accelerate R2…