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FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by Tropical Storm Hilary from Aug. 19 - 21, 2023.
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Federal assistance to Cook County residents affected by the June 29 – July 2 severe storms and flooding has topped $304 million. This amount includes FEMA grants of more than $235 million in Individual and Households grants for rental assistance, repair and replacement funding, and other needs grants that help replace personal property and provide storage and childcare payments. Complementing the FEMA grants is more than $69 million in Small Business Administration low-interest disaster loans for homeowners and businesses.
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Nonprofit organizations, including houses of worship, that had losses caused by the Maui County wildfires and high winds have one week – until Wednesday, Oct. 25 – to submit a Request for Public Assistance from FEMA.
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The Ludlow Disaster Recovery Center will close permanently at 2 p.m. Saturday, October 21.
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Six weeks after President Joe Biden signed a major disaster declaration following the Aug. 30 landfall of Hurricane Idalia, a total of more than $10.167 million in federal assistance has been approved for supporting the recovery of Georgia survivors. 
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The disaster recovery center in Manatee County at the Rubonia Community Center, 1309 72nd St. E in Palmetto will be closing permanently at 6 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 20.
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It has been nearly six weeks since President Biden authorized federal assistance for Georgia survivors of Hurricane Idalia. During that time, FEMA has approved about $3.5 million in Individual Assistance grants to help hurricane-impacted residents in Berrien, Brooks, Cook, Glynn, and Lowndes counties through their recovery.
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The State of Florida and FEMA are operating a Disaster Recovery Center in Suwannee County to provide one-on-one help to people affected by Hurricane Idalia.
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Saturday, October 21, 2023 will be the last day of operation for the Disaster Recovery Centers in Berwyn and Riverdale. The centers were opened to assist Cook County residents who suffered losses during the June 29 – July 2 storms and flooding.
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The State of Florida and FEMA are operating a Disaster Recovery Center in County to provide one-on-one help to people affected by Hurricane Idalia.
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