FEMA: President Biden Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Seminole Tribe of Florida
FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the Seminole Tribe of Florida to supplement tribal recovery efforts in the areas affected by Hurricane Ian beginning Sept. 23 and continuing. The President’s action makes federal funding available to affected tribal members. Assistance can include grants for temporary housing and home repairs, low-cost loans…
FEMA: President Biden Approves Emergency Declaration for South Carolina
FEMA announced that federal emergency aid has been made available to the state of South Carolina to supplement the state, tribal and local response efforts due to emergency conditions resulting from Hurricane Ian beginning on Sept. 25 and continuing. The President’s action authorizes FEMA to coordinate all disaster relief efforts to alleviate the hardship and suffering…
FEMA: President Biden Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Florida
FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Florida to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by Hurricane Ian beginning Sept. 23 and continuing. The President’s action makes federal funding available to affected individuals in Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Hardee, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pinellas and…
FEMA: President Biden Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Puerto Rico
FEMA announced today that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to supplement territorial and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by Hurricane Fiona beginning Sept. 17 and continuing. The President’s action makes federal funding available to affected individuals in 55 municipalities within the Commonwealth including Adjuntas, Aguas Buenas,…
SBA: Hurricane Ida Assistance Has Exceeded $1 Billion
SBA Disaster Relief is Reaching Small Businesses, Homeowners, Renters, and Nonprofits Across Seven Impacted States U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman announced today that the agency has delivered more than $1 billion in disaster rescue funds to small businesses, homeowners, renters, and private nonprofit organizations recovering from damages caused by Hurricane Ida in September….
FEMA: President Biden 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 Hurricane Ida from Aug. 28-Sept. 1, 2021. The President’s action makes federal funding available to affected individuals in Amite, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Pearl River, Pike, Walthall and Wilkinson counties….
FEMA: Dauphin and Delaware Counties in Pennsylvania Approved for Public Assistance
Delaware and Dauphin counties are now eligible to receive Public Assistance (PA). PA provides funding for repairs of public infrastructure. Federal aid has been granted to augment state and local recovery efforts in the areas damaged by the Remnants of Hurricane Ida. Damage assessments are continuing, and additional counties may be designated at a later…
SBA: Hurricane Ida Assistance Tops $110 Million
SBA Disaster Relief is Reaching Small Businesses, Homeowners, Renters, and Nonprofits Across Impacted States Isabella Casillas Guzman, Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced today that the agency has delivered more than $110 million in disaster rescue funds to small businesses, homeowners, renters, and nonprofit organizations recovering from damages caused by Hurricane Ida earlier this…
FEMA: Survivors in Warren County, NJ Can Now Apply for FEMA Assistance
Today, Warren County was designated for Individual Assistance. The county will now join the previously designated counties of Bergen, Essex, Gloucester, Hudson, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Passaic, Somerset and Union. If you have homeowners or renters insurance, you should file a claim as soon as possible. By law, FEMA cannot duplicate benefits for losses covered…
EDA: $16 Million Invested to Construct a Disaster Preparedness, Recovery Education, and Training Center in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $16 million grant to Ecoexploratorio, Inc., San Juan, Puerto Rico, to construct a disaster preparedness, recovery education, and training center and ensure continuity of operations during natural disasters. This EDA grant will be matched with $4…