Flood insurance is far better protection than depending
on federal disaster assistance, which is available only if a disaster is federally declared.
Not exact matches
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.
It also builds
on the
disaster assistance efforts President Obama approved in the last several days, including major
disaster declarations, which make
federal assistance - like these emergency relief funds - available to supplement state and local response and recovery efforts.
Depending
on the severity of the
disaster, you may be able to apply for state or
federal financial
assistance, which can help with all sorts of expenses.
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.
They reason that they can rely
on federal assistance in the event of a natural
disaster.