Disaster Resiliency

FEMA: Disaster Cooperation Agreement Signed with The Salvation Army

Leaders of FEMA and The Salvation Army signed a new memorandum today, outlining how the organizations will continue to cooperate in carrying out disaster preparedness, response, recovery and other emergency management operations. FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell and The Salvation Army’s National Commander, Commissioner Kenneth Hodder signed the memorandum of agreement as the latest formalization of…

FEMA: First-Ever National Tribal Strategy Released

FEMA released a national tribal strategy — the agency’s first ever — to better address its responsibilities to federally recognized tribal nations when responding to and preparing for disasters affecting tribal lands. The “2022-2026 FEMA National Tribal Strategy” provides FEMA with a roadmap to refine and elaborate on major strategic goals and objectives we are…

FEMA: More than $3 Billion in Funding for Two FEMA Programs Announced to Increase Climate Resilience Nationwide

Today, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell and White House Infrastructure Coordinator and Senior Advisor to the President Mitch Landrieu, announced that FEMA is making funding available for two resilience grant programs for more than $3 billion to help communities become more resilient to climate change and associated extreme weather events and other…

FEMA: FEMA, State Emergency Management and Local Leaders Announce Historic Investments in Climate and Disaster Resilience

Today, FEMA Region 10 Administrator Wille G. Nunn joined Washington Emergency Management Division Director Robert Ezelle and local leaders in Aberdeen, WA, to announce Washington projects selected as part of President Biden’s historic $1.16 billion climate and disaster resilience investment and the availability of an additional $3.095 billion in funding opportunities for communities in Fiscal…

EDA: $46 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds Invested Last Week

Last week, the following grants were made under the American Rescue Plan Funds program and the CARES Act Recovery Assistance program: July 27, 2022 – U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $3.3 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds for Infrastructure Upgrades to Support Business and Job Growth in Douglas, Massachusetts July 27, 2022 – U.S. Department of Commerce…