Local governments, houses of worship and other nonprofit organizations in disaster declared counties in Georgia have until Dec. 6 to submit Requests for Public Assistance (RPA) from FEMA.
It’s important for public and private nonprofit organizations to take this first step to apply for federal disaster assistance.
The major disaster declaration included FEMA’s Public Assistance Program for designated counties after Hurricane Helene, The Public Assistance Program provides grants to state and local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations including houses of worship, so communities can recover from major disasters or emergencies. These funds support community recovery with activities like debris removal, covering the cost of emergency protective measures taken and repairing and restoring critical infrastructure, public buildings, roads and other facilities.
Eligible applicants can apply for assistance through the state of Georgia. For more information on submitting a Request for Public Assistance, contact Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency or send an email to publicassistance@gema.ga.gov.
For the latest information about Georgia’s recovery, visit fema.gov/helene/georgia and fema.gov/disaster/4821. Follow FEMA on X at x.com/femaregion4 or follow FEMA on social media at: FEMA Blog on fema.gov, @FEMA or @FEMAEspanol on X, FEMA or FEMA Espanol on Facebook, @FEMA on Instagram, and via FEMA YouTube channel. Also, follow Administrator Deanne Criswell on X @FEMA_Deanne.