New Mexico Severe Winter Storm and Extreme Cold Temperatures (DR-1962)

Incident period: February 1, 2011 to February 5, 2011

Major Disaster Declaration declared on March 24, 2011

Updates

April 19, 2011

Mitigation Grants: Your Questions Answered Here!

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has five grant programs to help communities reduce loss of life and property:

Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP),
Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM),
Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA), Repetitive Flood Claims (RFC), and
Severe Repetitive Loss (SRL).

April 4, 2011

Message from the Federal Coordinating Officer

Welcome to the joint State/FEMA New Mexico disaster-specific website. This innovative, real time online resource provides an easy, user-friendly information portal that gives you access to the most updated, accurate recovery information.

News Releases

April 20, 2011

Deadline Approaching To Request FEMA Infrastructure Assistance

April 15, 2011

More Pueblos Added to Major Disaster Declaration in New Mexico

March 31, 2011

FEMA Grants Help New Mexico Counties Rebuild Infrastructure After Winter Storm

Main Content

Preliminary Damage Assessment

New Mexico, FEMA-1962-DR (PDF 23KB)

State/Tribal Government:

New Mexico

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.

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.