Sentences with phrase «for federal disaster aid»

For people in high - risk areas, or people who want to remain eligible for federal disaster aid, flood insurance coverage is mandatory.

More than two months after Sandy damaged or destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses in New York alone, the state is still waiting for federal disaster aid.

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.

Frost - damaged upstate vineyards are eligible for federal disaster aid this year under a declaration issued by the the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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.

Not exact matches

More than 60,000 people have registered for disaster aid from the Federal Emergency Management Agency after widespread flooding hit the state, according to Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards» office.

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.

Not since Michael D. Brown got that «heckuva job» praise over the federal government's Hurricane Katrina response and then resigned over his poor performance for his Hurricane Katrina response has a presidential assessment of U.S. disaster aid swung quite...

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.

Although less than 9 percent of the city's overall budget is comes from federal aid — excluding Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery and other Hurricane Sandy - related aid — 11 out of more than 40 mayoral agencies that represent 59 percent of total city spending get 92 percent of federal grant aid, according to Stringer's initial analysis of federal funding, which he conducted to pinpoint what's at stake for New Yorkers ahead of Trump's inauguration in January.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is heading to Washington, D.C. today to lobby for the $ 42 billion in federal disaster aid he's seeking to help the state recover from Sandy and prepare for future storms.

The governor has not been to the nation's capital to lobby the federal government in more than four years, since a visit in 2012 to press for disaster aid in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.

And then there's Paul's opposition to federal disaster aid for New York and New Jersey — home to another potential 2016 GOP contender, Gov. Chris Christie.

Add Rep. Tom Reed to the list of New York Republicans who support House Majority Leader Eric Cantor's call for offsetting additional disaster aid in the wake of Irene with spending cuts elsewhere in the federal budget.

Twenty members of New York's House delegation are calling on President Obama to name seven six additional counties as disaster areas in order for them to be eligible for federal aid.

Cuomo noted that a disaster declaration is the next step toward getting financial assistance from the federal government, which requires a $ 27.3 million damage threshold to qualify for aid.

«I'm sure we've exceeded that amount,» said Godfrey, who called federal disaster aid «issue number one» for the lake shore counties.

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.

In Cuomo's six years in office, spending has increased an average of 1.4 percent each year, when adjusted to exclude federal emergency aid for disasters like Hurricane Sandy recovery.

Based on damage estimates the impacted areas could be eligible for state aid but the threshold for a federal disaster declaration has not been met.

Cuomo, in his prepared remarks released last night, said he plans today to urge President Obama to issue a disaster declaration for the area and free up aid through the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

While declaring 12 counties disaster areas after recent rains ravaged parts of the Mohawk Valley and upstate New York, the federal government has denied individual disaster aid for people who lost property in the floods.

Obtained millions of dollars in federal aid for Erie County, its municipalities, non-profit organizations and individuals as a result of federal disaster declarations.

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.

Pushing for federal Sandy relief aid Sen. Charles Schumer (D - N.Y.) vows to continue efforts to push the House to take the final votes needed to approve the federal disaster aid to Sandy victims.

Albany - New York will seek $ 32 billion in federal disaster aid from Congress for superstorm Sandy — including $ 6.6 billion for Nassau County and nearly $ 1.8 billion for Suffolk County — officials said Monday.

But even as the area recovers, the level of water in Lake Ontario remains high, and recovery efforts along some parts of the shore have to wait for drier weather — and a federal disaster declaration that local and state officials have requested to unlock additional aid.

Reeves has studied the effect of natural disasters on voting patterns and has found that when a local official asks for federal aid after an earthquake, hurricane or tornado, that official gets a bump of a few points in the polls.

Federal disaster aid on the way Last week, the State Water Resources Control Board loosened some water quality standards in the delta in order to conserve water for users upstream.

The U.S. Department of Education has announced additional federal aid for schools and students impacted by recent natural disasters.

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.

Maryland and Virginia's U.S. senators say there's no time to waste in declaring the decline of Chesapeake Bay blue crabs a federal disaster... In a letter to federal authorities, the senators argue for a declaration that would provide about $ 20 million in federal aid to watermen and seafood processors hurt by the crab's decline... The letter was sent yesterday to Department of Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez.