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Jan 29, 2025 - Apr 30, 2025
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Delta County, Colorado New Flood Map Appeal Period
Delta County’s flood insurance rate map update is nearing completion. The new maps will provide Delta County and Communities with more accurate flood risk information that can help local officials and residents make informed decisions about reducing flood risks and purchasing flood insurance.
Apr 9, 2025 EST - Apr 9, 2025 5:30 p.m. EST
Virtual
BABAA Lunch & Learn: Three Key Pillars - Background, Compliance, and Waivers
FEMA’s Grant Programs Directorate (GPD) is offering a series of 30-minute training webinars on the Build America, Buy America Act (BABAA), a part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). These virtual trainings will be facilitated by GPD’s Buy America Branch (BAB) and offered on various dates from January through April 2025. The trainings will cover a variety of topics related to BABAA, including roles and responsibilities, best practices, covered products, and waivers. The various training descriptions are below:
Apr 9, 2025 EST - Apr 9, 2025 6:00 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).
Apr 17, 2025 EST - Apr 17, 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).
Apr 21, 2025 EST - Apr 21, 2025 4:00 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).
Apr 22, 2025 EST - Apr 22, 2025 8:00 p.m. EST
Virtual
FEMA OB3I April Business and Industry Call
Join FEMA’s Office of Business, Industry, and Infrastructure Integration (OB3I) for the April Business and Industry Call on April 22, 2025, from 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. ET.
Apr 23, 2025 EST - Apr 23, 2025 5:30 p.m. EST
Virtual
BABAA Lunch & Learn: FEMA Policy Decisions – Rolling Stock and Removable Objects
FEMA’s Grant Programs Directorate (GPD) is offering a series of 30-minute training webinars on the Build America, Buy America Act (BABAA), a part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). These virtual trainings will be facilitated by GPD’s Buy America Branch (BAB) and offered on various dates from January through April 2025. The trainings will cover a variety of topics related to BABAA, including roles and responsibilities, best practices, covered products, and waivers. The various training descriptions are below:
Apr 29, 2025 EST - Apr 29, 2025 6:00 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).
May 8, 2025 EST - May 8, 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).
May 12, 2025 EST - May 12, 2025 7:00 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).
May 21, 2025 EST - May 21, 2025 8:00 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).

Press Releases & Fact Sheets

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FEMA Administrator Surveys Virginia Counties and Meets with Survivors and Local Community Officials Recovering from Helene

As FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell continues to lead the federal response to Helene and Milton in six states, today she is in Virginia to meet survivors and local officials as they continue their recovery from Helene.
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FEMA Administrator Surveys Virginia Counties and Meets with Survivors and Local Community Officials Recovering from Helene

As FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell continues to lead the federal response to Helene and Milton in six states, today she is in Virginia to meet survivors and local officials as they continue their recovery from Helene.
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FEMA Administrator Surveys Virginia Counties and Meets with Survivors and Local Community Officials Recovering from Helene

As FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell continues to lead the federal response to Helene and Milton in six states, today she is in Virginia to meet survivors and local officials as they continue their recovery from Helene.
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Disaster Recovery Center Opens in Ashe County

A Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) is opening Friday, Oct. 18 in Jefferson (Ashe County) to assist North Carolina survivors who experienced loss from Helene.
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Disaster Recovery Center Open in Hernando County

FEMA has opened a Disaster Recovery Center in Hernando County to provide one-on-one help to Floridians affected by Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton. Survivors of any of the storms can visit any center.
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PDFs, Graphics & Multimedia

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Essential Facilities Located in Tornado-Prone Regions: Recommendations for Facility Owners (2021 Kentucky Tornadoes Recovery Advisory 1)

The purpose of this advisory is to inform essential facility owners, operators, and planners of ways to improve the tornado performance of their existing or new essential facilities and how to reduce loss of functionality of the facility during and after a tornado.

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Reconstructing a Non-Residential Building After a Tornado (2021 Kentucky Tornadoes Recovery Advisory 2)

The purpose of this Recovery Advisory is to emphasize the importance of building codes and introduce best practices intended to minimize tornado damage as part of the rebuilding effort for non-residential buildings that are not essential facilities

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Hurricane Ida DRRA Section 1206 Implementation Case Study

This study reviews the implementation of the Disaster Recovery Reform Act (DRRA) Section 1206 Policy implemented after Hurricane Ida in Louisiana (DR-4611) and shares the lessons learned for future state, local, tribal, and territorial governments looking to implement this type of project.

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Building the Case for Open Space (Foundations)

Developed in response to Hurricane Ida in Louisiana, this guidance compares the two predominant construction foundation systems available in South Louisiana and provides greater detail regarding their costs, impacts, and advantages.

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Considering Policies and Regulations to Reduce Risks Caused by Urban Flooding (Hurricane Ida in New York Fact Sheet 4)

This fact sheet summarizes the recommendations from technical reports FEMA prepared after Hurricane Ida. Communities use different mechanisms to put recommendations into practice.

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Flood Warning and Inundation Mapping (Hurricane Ida in New York Fact Sheet 2)

This fact sheet describes how flood warning systems, flood alerts, and flood inundation products convey flood risk information.

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Designing for Flood Levels Above the Minimum Required Elevation After Hurricane Ian (Hurricane Ian Recovery Advisory 1)

This Recovery Advisory addresses building damage when flood levels exceed the lowest floor, required design considerations, how high above the minimum required elevation a building should be elevated, and additional design considerations for mitigating flood damage.

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Reducing “Loss of Utility” Impacts to Critical Facilities (Hurricane Ian Recovery Advisory 2)

This Recovery Advisory is intended for owners and operators of critical facilities; architects and engineers who design them; various state, local, tribal, and territorial planners; and emergency managers who deal with critical facilities whether in support of emergency preparedness, planning, response, and disaster recovery efforts or administration of mitigation grants and operations.

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Reducing Water Intrusion Through Windows and Doors (Hurricane Ian Recovery Advisory 3)

This Recovery Advisory provides important recommendations to reduce water intrusion through and around windows and doors due to wind-driven rain during extreme wind events.

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Mitigation Assessment Team Report: Marshall Fire Building Performance, Observations, Recommendations, and Technical Guidance (FEMA P-2320)

The objective of this MAT report is to provide actionable recommendations to improve residential building performance under wildfire conflagration conditions. It describes the MAT’s observations during the field deployments, draws conclusions based on those observations, and provides recommendations for actions that property owners can take to help increase the resiliency of their homes and neighborhoods to future wildfires. It also provides recommendations that local government officials, planners, builders, design professionals, and homeowners' associations can implement to reduce the potential impacts of wildfires on communities and improve their resilience.

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