Sentences with phrase «federal disaster programs»

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.

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At the same time, the federal government is also bearing burdens from the storms through emergency disaster relief and payouts from the National Flood Insurance Program.

The federal government offers a kind of insurance of its own through a fund called the Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements program, which helps provinces and territories recover from natural disasters.

After the disaster and criminal charges, representatives of various tribal nations stepped into the legal fray, filing a federal lawsuit last March against Ray and those who run the Angel Valley Retreat Center, where he had leased land for his program.

On July 17, 2013, in response to the impact of these floods and the lack of approved federal disaster aid for individual assistance, the Governor announced the creation of the Mohawk Valley and 2013 Upstate Flood Recovery Program.

And on the East Side of Manhattan, the winner of a four - way Democratic primary was Jonathan L. Bing, a lawyer and Democratic state committeeman who was coordinator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's disaster legal services program.

The city determined that it would be able to use a portion of its federal Department of Housing and Urban Development Community Development Block Grant Program — Disaster Relief funds to cover this $ 28 million investment in SIUH's resiliency pProgram — Disaster Relief funds to cover this $ 28 million investment in SIUH's resiliency programprogram.

So Congress grandfathered them into the program at reduced prices, believing that insurance premiums would offset rising federal disaster aid.

The proposed cuts include $ 269.78 billion from energy programs, including $ 158.7 billion of fossil fuel subsidies; $ 167.09 billion of agricultural subsidies, including $ 89.82 billion of federal crop insurance disaster aid; $ 212.02 billion of transportation subsidies, including $ 125.80 billion of general revenue transfers to the Highway Trust Fund; $ 101.8 billion of federal flood, crop and nuclear insurance subsidies; and $ 24.99 billion from wasteful or environmental damaging public lands and water projects.

The spill also had a galvanizing effect on lawmakers who passed the federal 1990 Oil Pollution Act to help stave off a repeat of the disaster by increasing oversight, stiffening penalties, mandating contingency planning, and creating new research programs.

«When disasters occur, mental health professionals — community organizers, social workers, case managers and counselors — often work in partnership with local, state and federal organizations to respond,» said Jennifer First, doctoral candidate in the MU School of Social Work and disaster mental health program manager with the Disaster and Community Crisisdisaster mental health program manager with the Disaster and Community CrisisDisaster and Community Crisis Center.

She identified development of national flood building and disaster resiliency standards as two examples that could «drive locals to make better decisions,» and noted the president just announced that all international development programs will have to undertake a climate risk assessment going forward to qualify for federal funds.

Needed: a strategy to promote resilience Compiling a list of suggestions, they push federal agencies to «make resilience a core aspect of all federal infrastructure and disaster - recovery funding» to strengthen affordable housing; ask for federal leaders to expand funding for programs, such as the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, so at - risk municipalities can develop disaster plans and assess their vulnerabilities; and boost economic stability by opposing cuts to the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program, or SNAP, so families can afford to eat after a disaster.

Antonio Busalacchi, president of the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, said UCAR is concerned that the proposed budget cuts for federal earth systems science programs will undermine scientific progress needed to protect the U.S. from natural disasters.

FEMA Program Helps Schools Develop Emergency Response The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has introduced a planning process to help schools develop procedures to respond to all types of disasters, including school violence.

NCLB is a poorly designed federal program, and it would have been a disaster for our schools to bring it back.

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FHWA's emergency relief program provides funds for the repair or reconstruction of federal - aid roads and bridges damaged by natural disasters or catastrophic events.

FHWA's Emergency Relief program provides funds for the repair or reconstruction of federal - aid roads and bridges damaged by natural disasters or catastrophic events

Issue: 23 U.S.C. 125 authorizes an Emergency Relief (ER) program for the repair or reconstruction of Federal - aid highways and of roads on Federal lands that have suffered serious damage as a result of natural disasters or catastrophic failures from an external cause.

The FHWA's emergency relief program reimburses states for the repair or reconstruction of federal - aid highways that were damaged in disasters and catastrophic failures.

The funds are the first to be allocated as part of the disaster relief package enacted on January 29, 2013, for the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program, which allows FTA to make grants for eligible public transportation capital and operating costs in the event of a federally declared disaster.

The ERFO program provides funding to federal agencies to repair federal roads and other facilities damaged by natural disaster or catastrophic events.

Several organizations have asked Congress and the President to help establish a program for rescuing animals modeled on the American Red Cross human disaster relief plans, and a bill has been introduced in the US Senate to require states to include evacuation plans for pets in order to receive federal disaster planning funds.

The President will direct federal agencies to identify and remove barriers to making climate - resilient investments; identify and remove counterproductive policies that increase vulnerabilities; and encourage and support smarter, more resilient investments, including through agency grants, technical assistance, and other programs, in sectors from transportation and water management to conservation and disaster relief.

A Government Accountability Office report released Monday said the federal government has spent more than $ 350 billion over the last decade on disaster assistance programs and losses from flood and crop insurance.

Love Canal remains a seminal study in environmental chemistry, the first declared Federal Disaster Area due to man - made causes, and as the event that started the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Superfund program for identifying and cleaning up industrial waste sites.

The DLS program, which is run by the Young Lawyers Division, has a memorandum of understanding with the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide disaster legal services at FEMA disaster recovery centers and to establish toll - free hotlines for survivors who can't afford a lawyer.

The ABA Young Lawyers Division's Disaster Legal Service Program, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Virgin Islands Bar Association Young Lawyers Division and the Louisiana Civil Justice Center are working in partnership to provide this assistance, the ABA announced in a press release.

People outside of mapped high - risk flood areas file nearly 25 percent of all National Flood Insurance Program claims and receive one - third of Federal Disaster Assistance for flooding.

People outside of mapped high - risk flood areas file nearly 25 percent of all National Flood Insurance Program flood insurance claims and receive one - third of Federal Disaster Assistance for flooding.

Ensured Disaster Recovery Programs operated in compliance with local laws, federal regulations and policies.

• Track record of developing and implementing plans and strategic, operational and tactical procedures and protocols to execute health and safety management functions • First - hand experience in reviewing incident action plans and provide input on emergency management goals and objectives • Demonstrated ability to judge response capability limitations and propose tactics for coordinated response activities • Able to identify, coordinate and prepare emergency management staff for responder roles including staffing teams • Proven ability to develop and maintain incident management system documentation including organizational charts and job action sheets • Deep insight into conducting quality assurance, data analysis and decision support synthesis operations and developing applicable maps in support of daily and response operations • Exceptionally well - versed in collaborating with other emergency management personnel and local and federal officials while preparing for and responding to disasters • Documented success in providing support to and developing liaison with other agencies and organizations in order to develop and implement core disaster preparedness programs • Solid track record of effectively coordinating all disaster response or crises management activities in events of disasters • Effectively able to coordinate efforts to handle evacuations and implementing special needs programs and plans • Qualified to inspect facilities and equipment used in emergency management operations to ensure appropriate functionality

The program includes the usual workforce and health service issues, and also addresses Indigenous health, the arts and health, environmental issues, mental health and racism, the federal policy vacuum in oral health, palliative care, recovery from bushfires and other disasters, and has quite a few presentations around public participation.

Status: Two bills are before Congress: H.R. 230, by Rep. Bill McCollum, R - Fla., and H.R. 219, by Rep. Rick Lazio, R - N.Y.. Both would set up a federal reinsurance program to serve as a safety net in the event of a large disaster.

Disaster insurance — NAR will be making its case for a federal reinsurance program in both the House and the Senate in the first part of the new year.

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Freddie Mac's disaster relief options will be available to borrowers with homes in presidentially - declared Major Disaster Areas where federal Individual Assistance programs are made available to affected individuals and houdisaster relief options will be available to borrowers with homes in presidentially - declared Major Disaster Areas where federal Individual Assistance programs are made available to affected individuals and houDisaster Areas where federal Individual Assistance programs are made available to affected individuals and households.

• Offering the State of Connecticut and other entitlement communities the ability to re-allocate existing federal resources toward disaster relief — HUD's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME programs give the State and communities the flexibility to redirect millions of dollars to address critical needs, including housing and services for disaster victims.

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If you suspect fraud, waste, or abuse involving Federal Emergency Management Agency disaster assistance programs, report it to FEMA's Inspector General's Office (800-323-8603).

The tool allows you to compare how much FEMA and the U.S. Small Business Administration have provided in terms of federal disaster aid after Presidential Disaster Declarations to the amount the National Flood Insurance program has paid to its policydisaster aid after Presidential Disaster Declarations to the amount the National Flood Insurance program has paid to its policyDisaster Declarations to the amount the National Flood Insurance program has paid to its policyholders.

The tool allows you to compare how much FEMA has provided in terms of federal disaster aid (through its Individuals & Households Program) after Presidential Disaster Declarations to the amount the National Flood Insurance Program has paid to its policydisaster aid (through its Individuals & Households Program) after Presidential Disaster Declarations to the amount the National Flood Insurance Program has paid to its policyDisaster Declarations to the amount the National Flood Insurance Program has paid to its policyholders.