Today, the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it will distribute $210 million in Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) funds through the Federal Emergency Management Agency as the second tranche of additional funding that the Biden-Harris Administration secured to protect faith-based institutions and nonprofit organizations against targeted attacks. This funding will be made available in a Notice of Funding Opportunity to be published in late October.
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FEMA and the State of Louisiana will open a Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) in Convent on Wednesday, Oct. 2, to provide one-on-one help to Louisiana residents affected by Hurricane Francine.
As crews continue working to restore power, communications and infrastructure across the Southeast, FEMA and federal partners are sending additional teams and resources to bolster state-led response efforts. More than 4,500 personnel from across the federal workforce are deployed and more than 1,000 are from FEMA. To date, FEMA has shipped over 7.1. million meals, more than 6.5 million liters of water, 150 generators and more than 200,000 tarps to the region.
FEMA is proposing updates to the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) for Ontario County, New York. Community partners are invited to participate in a 90-day appeal and comment period.
SPRINGFIELD – A FEMA/State Disaster Recovery Center will open Wednesday, October 2, 2024, to help residents kickstart their recovery after the July 13 - 16, 2024, severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds and flooding.
FEMA has made federal assistance available to Georgia residents in 30 additional counties to help those who have been affected by Hurricane Helene from Sept. 24, 2024 and continuing.
If you reside in Caledonia, Essex, or Orleans County and were affected by the severe weather from July 29-31, 2024, you can receive one-on-one FEMA support when applying for disaster assistance.
CHICAGO – FEMA is offering a wide variety of help to people affected by the July 13 - 16, 2024, severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds and flooding. Homeowners and renters in Cook, Fulton, Henry, St. Clair, Washington, Will, and Winnebago counties who suffered damage are encouraged to apply.
If your home was damaged during Hurricane Francine but you can still live in it safely, you may qualify for up to $300 from FEMA and the State of Louisiana to help with cleanup. This assistance is for eligible homeowners and renters whose homes were damaged by the Sept. 11 hurricane.
FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance is available to the state of Georgia to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by Hurricane Helene from Sept. 24, 2024 and continuing.