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Apr 29, 2025 - Jul 28, 2025
Important Date
Proposed Saguache County Flood Map Reflects Changes to Local Flood Risk, Insurance Rates
Saguache County’s flood insurance rate map update is nearing completion. The new maps will provide Saguache County and the Town of Saguache with more accurate flood risk information that can help local officials and residents make informed decisions about reducing flood risks and purchasing flood insurance.
May 20, 2025 EST - Aug 12, 2025 4:59 a.m. EST
Onsite
Missouri: FEMA Is In Your Community
At the request and direction of the state and local officials, teams from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) may be in your community at the locations listed below. FEMA can help register affected individuals and households impacted by the severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes and wildfires that occurred March 14-15, 2025 and the tornados that occurred on May 16, 2025.
May 20, 2025 EST - Aug 12, 2025 4:59 a.m. EST
Onsite
Missouri: FEMA Is In Your Community
At the request and direction of the state and local officials, teams from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) may be in your community at the locations listed below. FEMA can help register affected individuals and households impacted by the severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes and wildfires that occurred March 14-15, 2025 and the tornados that occurred on May 16, 2025.
Jul 1, 2025 EST - Jul 19, 2025 11:00 p.m. EST
Onsite
Arkansas In-Person Survivor Assistance
State of Arkansas, Arkansas Division of Emergency Management and FEMA seals.
Visit any of the listed locations to receive in-person survivor assistance following the March 14-15 and April 2-22 severe storms, tornadoes and flooding.
Jul 1, 2025 EST - Jul 19, 2025 11:00 p.m. EST
Onsite
Arkansas In-Person Survivor Assistance
State of Arkansas, Arkansas Division of Emergency Management and FEMA seals.
Visit any of the listed locations to receive in-person survivor assistance following the March 14-15 and April 2-22 severe storms, tornadoes and flooding.
Jul 1, 2025 EST - Jul 1, 2025 6:00 p.m. EST
Virtual
Purchasing Under FEMA Awards Training: Emergency or Exigency (1-hour)
FEMA’s Grant Program Directorate (GPD) is offering a series of trainings on the federal procurement under grants rules applicable to recipients and subrecipients purchasing under a FEMA grant award. These virtual trainings will be facilitated by GPD’s Procurement Disaster Assistance Team (PDAT).
Jul 17, 2025 EST - Jul 17, 2025 4:00 p.m. EST
Virtual
Purchasing Under FEMA Awards Training: Introduction (1 hour)
FEMA’s Grant Program Directorate (GPD) is offering a series of trainings on the federal procurement under grants rules applicable to recipients and subrecipients purchasing under a FEMA grant award. These virtual trainings will be facilitated by GPD’s Procurement Disaster Assistance Team (PDAT).
Jul 21, 2025 EST - Jul 21, 2025 7:00 p.m. EST
Virtual
Purchasing Under FEMA Awards Training: Common Mistakes (1-hour)
FEMA’s Grant Program Directorate (GPD) is offering a series of trainings on the federal procurement under grants rules applicable to recipients and subrecipients purchasing under a FEMA grant award. These virtual trainings will be facilitated by GPD’s Procurement Disaster Assistance Team (PDAT).
Jul 29, 2025 EST - Jul 29, 2025 6:00 p.m. EST
Virtual
Purchasing Under FEMA Awards Training: Emergency or Exigency (1-hour)
FEMA’s Grant Program Directorate (GPD) is offering a series of trainings on the federal procurement under grants rules applicable to recipients and subrecipients purchasing under a FEMA grant award. These virtual trainings will be facilitated by GPD’s Procurement Disaster Assistance Team (PDAT).
Aug 4, 2025 EST - Aug 4, 2025 4:00 p.m. EST
Virtual
Purchasing Under FEMA Awards Training: Introduction (1-hour)
FEMA’s Grant Program Directorate (GPD) is offering a series of trainings on the federal procurement under grants rules applicable to recipients and subrecipients purchasing under a FEMA grant award. These virtual trainings will be facilitated by GPD’s Procurement Disaster Assistance Team (PDAT).
Aug 12, 2025 EST - Aug 12, 2025 8:00 p.m. EST
Virtual
Purchasing Under FEMA Awards Training: Beyond the Basics (2-hours)
FEMA’s Grant Program Directorate (GPD) is offering a series of trainings on the federal procurement under grants rules applicable to recipients and subrecipients purchasing under a FEMA grant award. These virtual trainings will be facilitated by GPD’s Procurement Disaster Assistance Team (PDAT).
Aug 14, 2025 EST - Aug 14, 2025 5:00 p.m. EST
Virtual
Purchasing Under FEMA Awards Training: Navigating Compliance in the Procurement Lifecycle (2-hour)
FEMA’s Grant Program Directorate (GPD) is offering a series of trainings on the federal procurement under grants rules applicable to recipients and subrecipients purchasing under a FEMA grant award. These virtual trainings will be facilitated by GPD’s Procurement Disaster Assistance Team (PDAT).
Aug 20, 2025 EST - Aug 20, 2025 5:00 p.m. EST
Virtual
Purchasing Under FEMA Awards Training: Introduction for Non-Disaster Grants (1-hour)
FEMA’s Grant Program Directorate (GPD) is offering a series of trainings on the federal procurement under grants rules applicable to recipients and subrecipients purchasing under a FEMA grant award. These virtual trainings will be facilitated by GPD’s Procurement Disaster Assistance Team (PDAT).
Aug 28, 2025 EST - Aug 28, 2025 5:00 p.m. EST
Virtual
Purchasing Under FEMA Awards Training: Introduction (1 hour)
FEMA’s Grant Program Directorate (GPD) is offering a series of trainings on the federal procurement under grants rules applicable to recipients and subrecipients purchasing under a FEMA grant award. These virtual trainings will be facilitated by GPD’s Procurement Disaster Assistance Team (PDAT).
Sep 15, 2025 EST - Sep 15, 2025 4:00 p.m. EST
Virtual
Purchasing Under FEMA Awards Training: Emergency or Exigency (1 hour)
FEMA’s Grant Program Directorate (GPD) is offering a series of trainings on the federal procurement under grants rules applicable to recipients and subrecipients purchasing under a FEMA grant award. These virtual trainings will be facilitated by GPD’s Procurement Disaster Assistance Team (PDAT).
Sep 23, 2025 EST - Sep 23, 2025 7:00 p.m. EST
Virtual
Purchasing Under FEMA Awards Training: Introduction (1-hour)
FEMA’s Grant Program Directorate (GPD) is offering a series of trainings on the federal procurement under grants rules applicable to recipients and subrecipients purchasing under a FEMA grant award. These virtual trainings will be facilitated by GPD’s Procurement Disaster Assistance Team (PDAT).
Oct 1, 2025 EST - Oct 1, 2025 4:00 p.m. EST
Virtual
Purchasing Under FEMA Awards Training: Emergency or Exigency (1-hour)
FEMA’s Grant Program Directorate (GPD) is offering a series of trainings on the federal procurement under grants rules applicable to recipients and subrecipients purchasing under a FEMA grant award. These virtual trainings will be facilitated by GPD’s Procurement Disaster Assistance Team (PDAT).
Oct 6, 2025 EST - Oct 6, 2025 6:00 p.m. EST
Virtual
Purchasing Under FEMA Awards Training: Common Mistakes (1-hour)
FEMA’s Grant Program Directorate (GPD) is offering a series of trainings on the federal procurement under grants rules applicable to recipients and subrecipients purchasing under a FEMA grant award. These virtual trainings will be facilitated by GPD’s Procurement Disaster Assistance Team (PDAT).
Oct 9, 2025 EST - Oct 9, 2025 5:00 p.m. EST
Virtual
Purchasing Under FEMA Awards Training: Introduction (1-hour)
FEMA’s Grant Program Directorate (GPD) is offering a series of trainings on the federal procurement under grants rules applicable to recipients and subrecipients purchasing under a FEMA grant award. These virtual trainings will be facilitated by GPD’s Procurement Disaster Assistance Team (PDAT).
Oct 15, 2025 EST - Oct 15, 2025 6:00 p.m. EST
Virtual
Purchasing Under FEMA Awards Training: Beyond the Basics (3-hours)
FEMA’s Grant Program Directorate (GPD) is offering a series of trainings on the federal procurement under grants rules applicable to recipients and subrecipients purchasing under a FEMA grant award. These virtual trainings will be facilitated by GPD’s Procurement Disaster Assistance Team (PDAT).
Oct 20, 2025 EST - Oct 20, 2025 8:00 p.m. EST
Virtual
Purchasing Under FEMA Awards Training: Navigating Compliance in the Procurement Lifecycle (2-hour)
FEMA’s Grant Program Directorate (GPD) is offering a series of trainings on the federal procurement under grants rules applicable to recipients and subrecipients purchasing under a FEMA grant award. These virtual trainings will be facilitated by GPD’s Procurement Disaster Assistance Team (PDAT).
Oct 21, 2025 EST - Oct 21, 2025 4:00 p.m. EST
Virtual
Purchasing Under FEMA Awards Training: Emergency or Exigency (1-hour)
FEMA’s Grant Program Directorate (GPD) is offering a series of trainings on the federal procurement under grants rules applicable to recipients and subrecipients purchasing under a FEMA grant award. These virtual trainings will be facilitated by GPD’s Procurement Disaster Assistance Team (PDAT).
Oct 30, 2025 EST - Oct 30, 2025 8:00 p.m. EST
Virtual
Purchasing Under FEMA Awards Training: Beyond the Basics (3-hours)
FEMA’s Grant Program Directorate (GPD) is offering a series of trainings on the federal procurement under grants rules applicable to recipients and subrecipients purchasing under a FEMA grant award. These virtual trainings will be facilitated by GPD’s Procurement Disaster Assistance Team (PDAT).

Press Releases & Fact Sheets

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Survivors Beware! Fraud, Scams Flourish After Disasters

CLANTON, Ala. – After a disaster, scam artists, identity thieves and other criminals often attempt to take advantage of disaster survivors. Federal and Alabama emergency management officials urge residents to watch for and report any suspicious activity.

When a disaster strikes, unscrupulous people may try to take advantage of survivors by posing as official disaster aid workers or even as relatives trying to help survivors complete their applications.

Common post-disaster fraud practices include:

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FEMA Awards $50 million to Nebraska for Spencer Dam Project

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has obligated more than $50 million to the to the State of Nebraska for the Spencer Hydroelectric plant and dam as a direct result of major disaster declaration FEMA-DR-4420-NE.
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Shoshone County Facing Probation from the National Flood Insurance Program

Shoshone County, Idaho, will be placed on probationary status by the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) on July 1, 2021, due to deficiencies and violations with the county’s floodplain management program unless the County can either remediate all outstanding violations or prepare a compliance plan approved by FEMA.
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FEMA Leans Forward in First 100 Days of Biden-Harris Administration

FEMA continues to play a significant role in the ongoing battle against COVID-19, delivering on the agency’s commitment to bring vaccinations to hard-to-reach and historically underserved communities during the first 100 days of the Biden-Harris Administration.
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Center City Vaccination Center in Philadelphia to Administer J&J Vaccine on May 1st

PHILADELPHIA, PA ­­– Since March 3, 2021, Philadelphia’s Center City Vaccination Center (CCVC), located at the Pennsylvania Convention Center at 1101 Arch Street, has administered over 280,000 first and second doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.
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PDFs, Graphics & Multimedia

View the Disaster Multimedia Toolkit for social media and video content to help communicate about general disaster recovery.

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Template: CERC Notification Guidance Data Submission Email FPA (Mar 2016)

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Template: Appeals Process Radio PSA Script (Mar 2016)

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Template: Hydraulics Datasets Metadata Profile (May 2016)

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Template: Alluvial Fan Study Datasets Metadata Profile (May 2016)

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Template: Certification of Completeness of all Submitted Data for FEMA-funded Flood Risk Projects (May 2017)

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Template: Certificate of Compliance of Submitted Data for FEMA-funded Flood Risk Projects (May 2017)

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Metadata Profile: Terrain Datasets v107 (Nov 2016)

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Metadata Profile: Hydraulics Datasets (Feb 2018)

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Metadata Profile: Terrain Datasets (Feb 2018)

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Modernizing FEMA's Flood Hazard Mapping Program: Recommendations for Using Future-Conditions Hydrology for the National Flood Insurance Program Text File

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