This year is the bicentennial of the great New Madrid earthquakes of 1811 - 12, an anniversary marked
by federal disaster agencies in May with an exercise responding to a simulated major quake in the region.
Not exact matches
Growers and processors devastated
by raging wildfire don't have
federal crop insurance or access to
disaster relief.
Governor Greg Abbott today requested the addition of 14 Texas counties to the Presidential
Disaster Declaration previously granted
by the
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
By enabling taxpayers to opt - in and pre-register with FEMA and the SBA through their tax filings, citizens can be spared the aggravation and delay in applying for
federal disaster aid.
But then, Larson said, there's the third and longest stage of
disaster relief — the one in which
federal and local government rebuild the infrastructure crippled
by the hurricane, and try to get life as close to normal as possible.
But Capitol Hill is also widely expected to take up an emergency «supplemental» funding bill that would send tens if not hundreds of billions of dollars to help begin to repair the Texas coast using the
Federal Relief Act, which allows the federal government to steer emergency cash to state governments hit by natural dis
Federal Relief Act, which allows the
federal government to steer emergency cash to state governments hit by natural dis
federal government to steer emergency cash to state governments hit
by natural
disasters.
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The request, expected to be swiftly approved
by Congress, would add $ 7.4 billion to rapidly dwindling
Federal Emergency Management Agency
disaster aid coffers and $ 450 million to finance
disaster loans for small businesses.
The request, expected to be swiftly approved
by Congress, would add $ 7.4 billion to rapidly dwindling
Federal Emergency Management Agency
disaster aid coffers...
Following Hurricane Harvey, a total of 41 counties in Southeast Texas received a
federal disaster designation, and nearly 900,000 individual assistance applications had been received
by FEMA
by the end of November 2017.
Natural
disasters devastate communities and the environment, leaving public water systems compromised in the aftermath, unsafe
by both state and
federal health standards.
When the White House officially declared a major
federal disaster last month for communities affected
by the flooding along the Lake Ontario shore this spring and summer, Monroe County was conspicuously left off the list.
In a letter dated July 6 but not made public until this weekend, Cuomo asked the
federal government to declare a
disaster area for home and business owners along the Lake Ontario shoreline that have been hit
by flooding in recent months.
Cuomo's schedule, released last night, included a meeting with House Speaker John Boehner, at which he was to be joined
by three Republican lawmakers from New York — Reps. Bob Turner, Michael Grimm and Pete King, on whom the governor is leaning quite heavily as he pushes for the $ 42 billion worth of
federal disaster aid he's seeking after Sandy.
Frost - damaged upstate vineyards are eligible for
federal disaster aid this year under a declaration issued
by the the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
But the Christie robocall does help Hayworth shore up a potential trouble spot for her when it comes to the Democratic push that she would support turning back
federal spending for
disaster relief that isn't off set
by cuts, a position of top Republican lawmaker Eric Cantor.
He noted that lately,
disaster management in the country was gradually being ceded to the
Federal Government
by other tiers of government.
«And you try to reverse this trend of the
federal government being involved in helping areas afflicted
by natural
disaster, it will boomerang on you,» Schumer said.
Frost - damaged vineyards across Upstate New York will be eligible for
federal disaster aid this year under a declaration issued today
by the the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Other potential uses include construction or property improvements, along with bridge funding that may be needed
by businesses until they receive their insurance payments or funds from state or
federal disaster programs.
At the same time, the NY - 19 Republican voiced support for the call
by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor that any additional
disaster funding be offset
by spending cuts elsewhere in the
federal budgt.
He urged the
federal government to include Benue among the states to benefit from the N1.6 billion ecological intervention funds for states affected
by flood
disasters.
45 counties in Illinois and some areas of Indiana were declared
federal disaster areas
by Bill Clinton and eligible to receive
federal aid.
«In response to this crisis, the
Federal Government and NEMA have deployed an insufficient amount of emergency staff and relief materials to ameliorate the pain and suffering of Nigerians affected
by this
disaster.
US Sen. Chuck Schumer said NYC would be awarded $ 176 million in
federal funding for the proposed project, through a national contest created
by the Department of Housing and Urban Development to help communities recover from
disasters and better prepare for them.
The President is closely monitoring the situation, and will be receiving regular updates on the scale of the
disaster, as well as the
Federal Government's humanitarian response, a statement
by his spokesman, Garba Shehu disclosed on Friday.
More than a dozen counties impacted
by flooding and tornadoes in June and July should be made eligible for
federal disaster relief, Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday announced.
Cuomo has said he will seek
federal disaster assistance for communities along Lake Ontario affected
by recent floods.
Elected officials from lakeshore communities are asking Gov. Cuomo to request the president declare areas hit hard
by flooding a
disaster, so
federal funds can go to help residents.
Cuomo's $ 143 billion proposal is boosted
by anticipated
federal disaster aid.
North Florida Congresswoman Gwen Graham is asking
federal officials to expand President Barack Obama's
disaster declaration for Florida counties affected
by Hurricane Hermine.
Eligible counties must be included in
Federal disaster declarations · An additional $ 20 million included in federal disaster declarations distributed on an as needed basis · Permitting local government to let taxpayers impacted by the storms to pay their property taxes in insta
Federal disaster declarations · An additional $ 20 million included in
federal disaster declarations distributed on an as needed basis · Permitting local government to let taxpayers impacted by the storms to pay their property taxes in insta
federal disaster declarations distributed on an as needed basis · Permitting local government to let taxpayers impacted
by the storms to pay their property taxes in installments
It would modify tax provisions for individuals living in areas impacted
by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria, and would allow the
federal government to reimburse the governments of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands for any
disaster tax relief that those islands provide their citizens.
Singh, under questioning from Mirabile earlier in the week, testified — briefly — that he had inflated losses that his businesses suffered after superstorm Sandy
by filing false documents with the
Federal Emergency Management Agency, which aids local governments recovering from natural
disasters.
The total would include $ 7.4 billion for the Homeland Security Department's
Disaster Relief Fund, which will be used
by the
Federal Emergency Management Agency to support ongoing hurricane response efforts.
Federal disaster aid will be available to counties across western New York and the Adirondacks that were impacted
by the lake effect snowstorm that buried parts of the region last month, Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office announced on Monday.
Abbott on Monday also added seven counties, including Austin, to a
federal disaster declaration granted
by FEMA.
This comes as FEMA is trying to determine whether a
federal disaster declaration is warranted in the area impacted
by this year's Lake Ontario - related flooding.
A 3.8 Million dollars
federal disaster award was made
by the Economic Development Administration to the Delaware County IDA.
IYC urged the
federal government to heed the advice
by the United States and the United Kingdom that military approach to the challenges in the region would never work but end in
disaster.
Nixon's visit to Hoosick Falls strikes at the legacy of an environmental
disaster that brought widespread criticism on the response to the crisis
by Cuomo's administration and subsequently resulted in areas of Hoosick Falls being declared as
federal and state superfund sites.
«We have also asked the U.S. Small Business Administration to activate all appropriate
federal disaster declaration clauses that would enable the SBA to assist the small businesses in the state that will be impacted
by the oil spill...
The Erie County Industrial Development Agency can provide loans to businesses located in Erie County, NY that have been impacted
by a
Federal, State, or County declared
disaster, occurring in or outside of Erie County.
Now that the
federal government has restricted fishing in
federal waters affected
by the Gulf oil
disaster, shall we now see the state governments restrict fishing in their jurisdictions?
FEMA Press Release New York State and
federal officials remind those affected by Hurricane Sandy that they have less than 30 days to register with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for possible federal disaster assi
federal officials remind those affected
by Hurricane Sandy that they have less than 30 days to register with the
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for possible federal disaster assi
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for possible
federal disaster assi
federal disaster assistance.
«All operations were monitored
by both
federal and state
disaster agencies.»
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer's office said Wednesday that the
federal Department of Transportation has agreed to provide the assistance to 15 counties declared
disaster areas
by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
But, Krueger countered, lawmakers could be easily reconvened in Albany in the event of deteriorating finances, whether they're caused
by federal actions, natural
disasters or a worsening economy.
Singh, for all his discussion of taking advantage of FEMA aid, was charged before his plea deal with fraudulently obtaining
federal disaster relief funds
by filing fraudulent documents and invoices.
Six of those counties haven't been declared
disaster zones
by the
federal government.