Disaster Assistance Improvement Program (DAIP)
Working with Partners to Make it Happen
Several Federal agencies are rising to the challenge of building one of the first ever consolidated on-line citizen applications-the disaster benefits portal. Mandated by Executive Order 13411, an interagency task force developed the Disaster Assistance Improvement Plan.
The Plan calls for the creation of a single application for citizens to apply for disaster assistance across all programs that receive Federal government assistance. The portal will go live by December 31, 2008 with disaster benefit programs that are centrally administered at the Federal level. If funding is approved, additional disaster benefit programs will be integrated, including those that are administered at the state/local level.
More information about the Disaster Benefits Portal:
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Last Modified: Monday, 10-Mar-2008 11:51:51 EDT
Fast Facts
"It is the policy of the
Federal Government to
ensure that individuals
who are victims of a
terrorist attack, natural
disaster, or other
incident … have prompt
and efficient access to
Federal disaster assistance"
--Executive Order 13411
Contact
DAIP@FEMA.gov