North Carolina Hurricane Floyd & Irene (DR-1292)

Incident period: September 15, 1999 to November 2, 1999

Major Disaster Declaration declared on September 16, 1999

News Releases

September 15, 2000

FEMA and North Carolina Announce Historic Agreement to Reduce Damage from Future Floods

September 7, 2000

Approaching One Year, North Carolina Floyd Assistance More Than $1.9 Billion

June 21, 2000

Disaster Aid to NC Floyd Survivors Nears $1.2 Billion

Main Content

» North Carolina Division of Emergency Management
» Real Player Icon Listen to a public service announcement from FEMA Director James Lee Witt.(1-27-00) -- 23 KB
» North Carolina Hurricane Floyd & Irene Photographs

» Adobe PDF Icon Recovery Times Newsletter, North Carolina Issue 2 -- 370 KB
» Spanish Version, Recovery Times Newsletter, North Carolina Issue 2 -- 362 KB
» Recovery Times Newsletter, North Carolina Issue 3 -- 423 KB

State/Tribal Government:

North Carolina

Assistance to State, Local, Tribal and Territorial Governments and Certain Private-Non-Profit Organizations

Contact your State or Tribal Emergency Management Office to learn more about the Public Assistance program.

Are you a disaster survivor?

Apply Online at DisasterAssistance.gov
Apply via a smartphone at m.fema.gov
Or apply by Phone by calling (800) 621-3362 or TTY (800) 462-7585.

Locator Icon Disaster Recovery Center Locator

Financial Assistance to Help Families and Communities Recover

Individual Assistance
Public Assistance
Definitions

Individual Assistance Definitions

Individuals & Household Program (IHP): Provides money and services to people in Presidentially declared disaster areas.

Housing Assistance (HA): Provides assistance for disaster-related housing needs.

Other Needs Assistance (ONA): Provides assistance for other disaster-related needs, such as furnishings, transportation, and medical.

Public Assistance Definitions

Public Assistance (PA): Disaster grant assistance available for communities to quickly respond to and recover from major disasters or emergencies declared by the President

Emergency Work (Categories A-B): Work that must be performed to reduce or eliminate an immediate threat to life, protect public health and safety, and to protect improved property that is significantly threatened due to disasters or emergencies declared by the President

Permanent Work (Categories C-G): Work that is required to restore a damaged facility, through repair or restoration, to its pre-disaster design, function, and capacity in accordance with applicable codes and standards

*Dollars Approved: Assistance dollars approved but not necessarily disbursed.

*Dollars Obligated: Funds made available to the State via electronic transfer following FEMA's final review and approval of Public Assistance projects.