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After Ike: Federal Resources Support Response, Recovery
FEMA is coordinating the joint efforts of federal, tribal, state and local partners as immediate response activities begin to reach completion and recovery efforts begin across the Gulf Coast.
Residents from the declared disaster areas in Texas and Louisiana should register for federal assistance - including disaster housing assistance - by calling 1-800-621-FEMA or logging on to www.fema.gov. Registrations will remain open in the weeks to come to allow all those who need to register the time they need to apply for help. Mobile Disaster Recovery Centers are opening across the region and additional offices will soon open to provide expanded service. To date, 317,791 households have applied for assistance. (Read more )
Federal Aid Programs For Texas Disaster Recovery
Following is a summary of key federal disaster aid programs that can be made available as needed and warranted under President Bush’s emergency disaster declaration issued for Texas. "Emergency" is any occasion or instance in which the president determines that federal assistance is needed to supplement state and local efforts to save lives and protect property and public health and safety or to avert the threat of a catastrophe in any part of the United States.(Read more).
FEMA Assistance to Include Hotel/Motel Stays for Gustav Evacuees Whose Homes are Inaccessible or Uninhabitable
FEMA has activated procedures under its transitional sheltering initiative that allows eligible Gustav evacuees who cannot return to their homes to stay in hotels or motels until it is safe for them go home. (Read more).
Fact Sheets and Information
- Hurricane Ike Media Resources
- Hurricane Gustav Media Resources
- Hurricane Gustav: Federal Assistance and Information
- National Disaster Housing Strategy
- Disaster Assistance Directorate
- Individual Assistance
- Donations and Volunteers
- Logistics Supply Chain
- Power Restoration Information www.entergy.com/global/gustav/images/MEDIA.aspx
Contact Info
FEMA Office of External Affairs – 202/646-4600
FEMA Newsdesk email account (FEMA-News-Desk@dhs.gov )
For the Record
A section that provides FEMA the opportunity to respond to recent inaccuracies and/or misconceptions in the media.
Statement on Florida Disaster Housing (Read More)
Myths & Facts: FEMA Housing Following Katrina (Read More)
View All "For The Record" Submissions
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