FEMA: Cherokee Nation and FEMA Sign Historic Agreement that Will Help Disaster Survivors
Leaders of FEMA and the Cherokee Nation signed an agreement on Jan. 15 that will enable the Tribal Nation to deploy in support of FEMA’s operations during disasters, the first such agreement ever signed. The Intergovernmental Service Agreement (IGSA) is a formal, binding contract. Under the agreement, FEMA’s Supplemental Response Team (SRT) program is able…
FEMA: National Preparedness Report Highlights Mass Care Services, Public Information and Warning, Infrastructure Systems, and Cybersecurity for a Resilient Nation
FEMA has released a report providing an overview of the nation’s current disaster risk and capability landscape. The 13th annual National Preparedness Report (NPR) outlines progress toward achieving the national preparedness goal of a secure and resilient country. It highlights the nation’s preparedness across all sectors and levels of government for events ranging from extreme weather…
CFPB: New Report Finds Hundreds of Thousands of Mortgages in Southeast and Central Southwest U.S. Likely Underinsured Against Flood Risk
Homeowners facing flooding from rivers and creeks more likely to be underinsured than coastal residents Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a new report that found significant differences in the likelihood that homeowners with a mortgage are adequately insured against flooding based both on location and on income and assets. According to findings,…
FEMA: Agency Advancing Implementation of the Community Disaster Resilience Zones Act
FEMA has made progress over the past two years in analyzing the nation’s census tracts to designate those most in-need and at-risk due to natural hazards. The agency has now designated a total of 767 Community Disaster Resilience Zones (CDRZ) eligible for increased federal support to become more resilient to natural hazards and extreme weather. With these…
FEMA: $1.35 Billion Announced to Increase Climate Resilience Nationwide
Today, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell announced that as part of President Joseph R. Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, FEMA is making $1.35 billion available for two grant programs designed to help communities enhance resilience to the impacts of increasingly frequent and extreme weather events. The Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) annual grant program is making $750 million available for projects that…
FEMA: Territories and Tribal Nations Designated to Receive Targeted Assistance for Disaster Resilience
Today, FEMA is announcing the designation of 275 census tracts in territories and on Tribal Nation lands as Community Disaster Resilience Zones. These zones will be eligible for increased federal support to become more resilient to natural hazards and extreme weather. Congress directed FEMA to designate these zones in the Community Disaster Resilience Zones Act of…
EDA: $2 Million Invested to Support Disaster Resiliency and Economic Growth in Canton, NC
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2 million grant to the city of West Lafayette, Indiana, for wastewater treatment infrastructure improvements to support semiconductor manufacturing in the region. This grant will increase capacity at the Purdue Research Park to support construction of a semiconductor…
EDA: $4.6 Million Invested for Water and Sewer Infrastructure Improvements to Boost Business Development and Disaster Resiliency in Yellowstone County, MT
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $4.6 million grant to Yellowstone County in Montana, for water and sewer infrastructure improvements to support business development and disaster resiliency in the region. This grant will provide critical water and sewer infrastructure to the Lockwood Targeted Economic…
EDA: $1.4 Million Invested to Support Disaster Resilience and Business Technical Assistance in Puerto Rico
Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration is investing $1.4 million in Puerto Rico to support disaster resiliency for small businesses and to provide technical assistance in the awards process. The EDA investments announced today are: “The Biden-Harris Administration is committed to ensuring that Puerto Rico has the resources needed to build sustainable…
FEMA: $715 Million Announced to Help Communities Across the Nation Build Resilience to Flood Disasters
Extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and more severe due to climate change leading to increased response and recovery missions across the nation. Today, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell said during Climate Week NYC that the agency will announce approximately $715 million in new project selections to eliminate or reduce flood damage supported by historic funding…