EDA: $2.3 Million Invested in Puerto Rico to Grow Local Businesses in Wake of 2017 Storms
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $2.3 million in grants to the Universidad del Sagrado Corazón in San Juan to help support entrepreneurial efforts following the damage caused by Hurricanes Irma and Maria. According to grantee estimates, the projects are expected to create and…
EDA: $1.6 Million Invested to Boost Post-Disaster Workforce Training Opportunities in Port Arthur, TX
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.6 million grant to Lamar State College of Port Arthur, Texas, to build a Process Technology Training Unit that will provide state-of-the-art industrial training equipment for students and individuals currently employed in the petrochemical and chemical industries….
ABA: Association Donates $100,000 to North Carolina Bankers Association Hurricane Relief Fund
In light of the devastating impact Hurricane Florence has had on North Carolina, the American Bankers Association will donate $100,000 dollars to a relief fund created by the North Carolina Bankers Association. ABA will also match donations made by ABA employees. The fund will assist bank employees and their families affected by the storm and…
HUD: $1.5 Billion Disaster Recovery Grant Agreement for Puerto Rico Signed
Action paves the path to repair housing, businesses and infrastructure WASHINGTON – U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson and Puerto Rico’s Governor Ricardo Rosselló today announced the formal execution of a $1.5 billion grant agreement to help citizens in Puerto Rico to recover from Hurricanes Irma and Maria. The signing…
EDA: $600,000 Invested to Help Small Businesses in the Houston-Galveston Area in Wake of Hurricane Harvey
Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $600,000 grant to Hidden Star Resources to help fuel new development and provide support to existing small businesses recovering from the effects of Hurricane Harvey. “We commend Hidden Star Resources for their efforts to provide support to small businesses after the destruction…
FEMA: Finding Assistance after Hurricane Florence
If you are a North Carolina homeowner or renter whose home is damaged, unsafe, or inaccessible because of Hurricane Florence, resources are available to help get you on the road to recovery. Do you have insurance? If you have a homeowner’s or flood insurance policy, file your insurance claim immediately before applying for disaster assistance….
FEMA: President Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for South Carolina
The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of South Carolina to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by Hurricane Florence from September 8, 2018, and continuing. Federal funding is available to the state, tribal and eligible local governments and certain…
FEMA: Ten Additional North Carolina Counties Designated for Individual Assistance from Hurricane Florence
Homeowners, renters and business owners in Bladen, Columbus, Cumberland, Duplin, Harnett, Lenoir, Jones, Robeson, Sampson and Wayne counties may now apply for federal disaster assistance for uninsured and underinsured damages and losses resulting from Hurricane Florence. Beaufort, Brunswick, Carteret, Craven, New Hanover, Onslow, Pamlico and Pender counties were designated for Individual Assistance on Sept. 14,…
FEMA: How You Can Help Disaster Survivors
In the wake of a disaster, Americans have always come together with compassion and courage to ask how they can help survivors of Hurricane Florence. There are many ways that you can help survivors and ensure that an individual contribution – whether financial donation or personal time – is carried out responsibly. The fastest way to…
FEMA: President Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for North Carolina
The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of North Carolina to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by Hurricane Florence beginning on September 7, 2018, and continuing. The President’s action makes federal funding available to affected individuals in Beaufort, Brunswick,…