Hurricane Relief

ABA: Foundation Accepting Donations to Aid Bank Employees Affected by Hurricane Laura

Acting on a request from the Louisiana Bankers Association, the ABA Foundation will raise funds to assist bank staff hit hard by the storm The American Bankers Association Foundation today announced it will start collecting tax-exempt contributions through its new Disaster Relief Program to help aid bank employees directly affected by Hurricane Laura. The ABA…

FEMA: Seven Additional Louisiana Parishes Designated for Individual Assistance

Homeowners and renters in Grant, Jackson, Lincoln, Natchitoches, Rapides, Sabine, and Winn parishes may now apply for federal disaster assistance for uninsured and underinsured damage and losses resulting from Hurricane Laura. To be eligible for federal disaster aid, storm damage and losses from the hurricane and flooding must have occurred as a result of Hurricane…

HUD: Disaster Assistance Announced for Victims of Hurricane Laura

Foreclosure protection offered to displaced families  The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced federal disaster assistance for the State of Louisiana to provide support to homeowners and low-income renters displaced from their homes in areas affected by Hurricane Laura. On August 28th, President Trump issued a major disaster declaration for the following parishes…

FEMA: President Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Louisiana

FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Louisiana to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by Hurricane Laura from Aug. 22 to Aug. 27, 2020. The President’s action makes federal funding available to affected individuals in Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron and Jefferson Davis…

FEMA: President Trump Approves Emergency Disaster Declaration for Florida

FEMA announced federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Florida to supplement the state’s response efforts in the areas affected by Hurricane Isaias from July 31, 2020 and continuing. Federal funding is available to the state, eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for emergency protective…

EDA: $3.3 Million Invested to Rebuild Aiport Hanger Buildings Damaged by Hurricanes Near Opportunity Zone in Cateret County, NC

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a nearly $3.3 million grant to the Carteret County-Beaufort Airport Authority, Beaufort, North Carolina, to rebuild airport hangar buildings damaged and destroyed by Hurricanes Florence and Dorian. The EDA grant, to be located near a Tax Cuts and Jobs…

FEMA: Twelve North Carolina Counties Added to Hurricane Dorian Disaster Declaration

Twelve more North Carolina counties are eligible to apply for federal disaster assistance to supplement state and local Hurricane Dorian recovery efforts.  FEMA Public Assistance funding is now available to local governments, state agencies and certain private nonprofits in the following counties if they were affected by Hurricane Dorian beginning Sept. 1-9:  Beaufort, Camden, Columbus,…

FEMA: More Parishes Added to Louisiana Disaster Declaration for Public Assistance Following Hurricane Barry

At the request of the state of Louisiana, Cameron and St. Landry parishes have been added to the August 27 major disaster declaration for preparations and damages related to Hurricane Barry. Two other parishes, Pointe Coupee and St. Martin parishes are now eligible for permanent work. These two parishes were previously designated for emergency work only. The additional parishes are now…

EDA: $28.6 Million Invested to Support Growth of the Medical Sector in the U.S. Virgin Islands Following 2017 Hurricanes

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is investing $28.6 million in the University of the Virgin Islands, Charlotte Amalie, to support efforts to diversify and strengthen the resiliency of the Island economy by helping to grow the medical sector. The two grants, to be located in…

EDA: $33 Million Invested to Advance Disaster Recovery and Resiliency Efforts in Puerto Rico Opportunity Zones

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is investing nearly $33 million in Puerto Rico to advance economic resiliency and business growth efforts in the wake of the devastating 2017 hurricane season. The grants, to be located in Tax Cuts and Jobs Act designated Opportunity Zone, will be matched with…