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FEMA announced that additional disaster assistance is available to the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska by authorizing an increase in the level of funding for Public Assistance projects as a result of the severe storms and flooding during the period of March 13-April 1, 2019.
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Lincoln, Nebraska – The Ponca Tribe of Nebraska made history last year after being the first Tribe from the State of Nebraska to make a direct disaster declaration to the President of the United States, approved on June 17, 2019. In 2013, the Sandy Recovery and Improvement Act (P.L. 113-2) amended the Stafford Act to provide federally recognized tribes with the authority to make direct declaration requests to the President.

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Ponca Tribe of Nebraska; FEMA-4446-DR

Preliminary Damage Assessment (PDA) information for FEMA-4446-DR; Ponca Tribe of Nebraska as a result of Severe Storms and Flooding during the period of March 13 to April 1, 2019.