FEDERAL AID PROGRAMS FOR THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA
ISLANDS
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20210318/federal-aid-programs-commonwealth-northern-mariana-islands-4]


Release Date: 
October 21, 2019 

Following is a summary of key federal disaster aid programs that can
be made available as needed and warranted under President Donald J.
Trump’s emergency disaster declaration issued for the Commonwealth
of the Northern Mariana Islands.

ASSISTANCE FOR THE COMMONWEALTH CAN INCLUDE AS REQUIRED:

	* FEMA is authorized to coordinate all appropriate assistance for
required disaster relief efforts authorized under Title V of the
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, to
save lives, to protect property, public health and safety, and lessen
or avert the threat of a catastrophe in the designated areas. 
	* Specifically, FEMA is authorized to identify, mobilize, and provide
at its discretion, equipment and resources necessary to alleviate the
impacts of the emergency. Emergency protective measures are limited to
direct federal assistance. Federal funding assistance is provided at
75 percent.

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