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The deadline to submit requests for federal assistance in replacing or repairing infrastructure has been moved to October 20, 2023. The deadline affects the 19 counties which suffered extensive infrastructure damage during the June 29 to July 2 storms and flooding. Interested applicants in the eligible counties are invited to complete FEMA Form 009-0-49, Request For Public Assistance and return it to EMA.PA.Grants@Illinois.Gov.
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A temporary FEMA Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) will be open Monday, Oct. 16 through Saturday, Oct. 21 in Riverdale from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. to help renters, homeowners and business owners affected by June 29-July 2 severe storms and flooding.
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As Georgia residents repair and rebuild in the aftermath of Hurricane Idalia, FEMA has teamed with local hardware stores to provide free information and tips on how to make hurricane-damaged homes stronger and safer.
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LĀHAINĀ, Hawaiʻi – As this town reopened to its sons and daughters, most arrived in pairs for the chance to say goodbye and sift through the ashes. The re-entry of residents and business owners into the burned area has been carefully orchestrated. It follows intensive efforts by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, working in partnership with cultural monitors from Lāhainā, to clean the worst of the toxic materials left by the flames. And the re-entry process comes ahead of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ contribution to those efforts by removing fire-damaged debris from private property.
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The deadline for survivors of the June 29 –July 2 severe storms and flooding to apply for FEMA Individual Assistance has been extended to Oct. 30, 2023.
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Today, FEMA’s Ready Campaign, in partnership with the American Red Cross, announced the release of a new game to help children learn how to be prepared when disaster strikes. Because children who are prepared experience less anxiety and feel more confident during emergencies and disasters, FEMA and the American Red Cross created Prepare with Pedro: An Adventure in Emergency Preparedness Game, Super-Prepared Penguin Expansion Pack and Penguin Points Score Sheet.
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Alongside the Department of Homeland Security and the White House, FEMA announced that nearly $2 billion dollars will be available for two resilience grant programs designed to help communities mitigate against climate change and increasingly frequent and severe weather events.
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FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Montana to supplement state, local and tribal recovery efforts in the areas affected by flooding from June 1-8, 2023.
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 Today, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell and White House Infrastructure Coordinator and Senior Advisor to the President Mitch Landrieu announced that as part of President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, FEMA is making $1.8 billion available for two grant programs designed to help communities increase their resilience to the impacts of climate change, including increasingly frequent and extreme weather events.
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As Floridians rebuild, survivors of Hurricane Idalia can get free advice on how to rebuild stronger and safer against storms.
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