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3 days ago · People who experience disasters often turn to federal or local governments for help. Officials say increasingly intense and frequent events bring heavier demands on resources and time.
5 days ago · Pre-Disaster Mitigation Congressionally Directed Spending Projects. For Fiscal Year 2024, the total amount of funds that are being made available to 110 congressionally directed projects is $190,568,289. Communities and Tribal Nations with projects identified for funding must submit an application for their grants in accordance with the Fiscal ...
5 days ago · Briefing Room. Presidential Actions. Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared that a major disaster exists in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and ordered Federal assistance to supplement...
4 days ago · Issuing a disaster declaration on April 30 for counties affected by recent storms and deploying additional state emergency response resources in anticipation of severe weather and flooding. The Governor first amended his disaster declaration on May 2, updated it further on May 7, amended it again on May 15, and added additional counties on May 20.
3 days ago · President Biden Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Texas. By Homeland Security Today. May 24, 2024. Linkedin. FEMA announced today that federal disaster assistance is available to the state of Texas to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes and flooding beginning on April 26, 2024 ...
3 days ago · A bill to amend title VI of the Social Security Act to allow States and local governments to use coronavirus relief funds provided under the American Rescue Plan Act for infrastructure projects, improve the Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund, provide Tribal governments with more time to use Coronavirus Relief Fund payments, and for oth...
4 days ago · Simulated widespread flooding required search and rescue operations, critical site security, communication interoperability and infrastructure failure response.
