PROMOTING PARTNERSHIPS FOR DISASTER RECOVERY IN LOUISIANA
[https://www.fema.gov/fact-sheet/promoting-partnerships-disaster-recovery-louisiana]


Release Date: 
Mar 19, 2021 

As response efforts stabilize after a disaster, the focus shifts to
recovery. FEMA’s Interagency Recovery Coordination (IRC) group helps
with long- term recovery that is inclusive, locally led,
state-managed, and federally supported.

The IRC works under the guidelines of the National Disaster Recovery
Framework (NDRF) with teams of specialists from FEMA and other federal
agencies to mobilize and coordinate technical assistance, resources
and subject matter experts who work with nongovernmental and private
sector organizations. Together they support local, state and federal
recovery efforts. 

The NDRF is guided by eight principles:

 	* Individual and family empowerment;
 	* Leadership and local primacy;
 	* Pre-Disaster recovery planning;
 	* Engaged partnerships and inclusiveness;
 	* Unity of effort;
 	* Timeliness and flexibility;
 	* Resilience and sustainability; and
 	* Psychological and emotional recovery.

Participation by the whole community ensures recovery goals are
locally planned and locally owned.

An important role of IRC is its imperative to provide additional
assistance and access to nongovernmental financial resources that may
meet needs that FEMA, state, and other programs cannot meet.

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 	* Recovery 

 	* Following hurricanes Laura and Delta, housing and economic
recovery were among the most critical needs for Louisianans. FEMA
programs are in place to help immediate needs, but long-term solutions
require expanded ways of thinking and additional resources.

	* IRC is collaborating with its federal partners, including the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Department of
Agriculture’s Rural Development Agency to explore additional housing
funding. IRC also looks to obtain non-federal charitable grants.  

 	* Process 

 	* IRC is conducting exploratory sessions to see where efforts should
be focused and to ensure funds will be distributed where needed.
 	* Recovery Support Functions involve partners in local, state and
tribal governments and private nonprofits. These new partners may
include entities that have experience with permanent housing,
financing, economic development, advocacy for underserved populations
and long-term community planning.

	* Recovery processes need to be capable of expanding to fit the
situation. Efforts can last for many months and even years. 

 	* Support Functions: 

 	* Economic Recovery: Economic Development Administration, Department
of Commerce; 
 	* Community Planning and Capacity Building: FEMA; 
 	* Housing Recovery: Department of Housing and Urban Development; 
 	* Health and Social Services: Department of Health and Human
Services; 
 	* Infrastructure Systems: Army Corps of Engineers; and 
 	* Natural and Cultural Resources: Department of the Interior.

For the latest information on Hurricane Laura, visit
fema.gov/disaster/4559 [https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4559]. For the
latest information on Hurricane Delta, visit fema.gov/disaster/4570
[https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4570]. Follow the FEMA Region 6 Twitter
account at twitter.com/FEMARegion6 [https://twitter.com/FEMARegion6].