News, Media & Events: Tennessee
Events
2024-11-13T05:00:00
2025-01-15T23:59:00
Important Date
Nov 13, 2024
Jan 15, 2025
Nov 13, 2024
- Jan 15, 2025
Important Date
The 2025 Hazard Mitigation Partners Workshop will be held in-person in Rosemont, Illinois, April 22-24, 2025. This year's theme is: Stronger Tomorrow, Together. To build our strongest agenda, we are seeking abstracts that support the theme.
2024-12-09T18:00:20
2024-12-09T21:00:00
Virtual
Dec 9, 2024
Dec 9, 2024
Dec 9, 2024 EST
- Dec 9, 2024 9:00 p.m. EST
Virtual
FEMA’s Grant Program Directorate (GPD) is offering a series of trainings on the federal procurement under grants rules applicable to recipients and subrecipients purchasing under a FEMA grant award. These virtual trainings will be facilitated by GPD’s Procurement Disaster Assistance Team (PDAT).
2024-12-10T20:00:00
2024-12-10T22:00:00
Virtual
Dec 10, 2024
Dec 10, 2024
Dec 10, 2024 EST
- Dec 10, 2024 10:00 p.m. EST
Virtual
This Q&A session provides an opportunity for 2024 AFG applicants to interact with AFG HQ and Regional program staff and to ask questions about the AFG Program, the 2024 AFG application and/or FEMA GO.
Preparedness Tips
A few inches of water in a 1,000-square foot home could cost more than $10,000 in repairs and replacement of personal possessions. Homeowner’s insurance doesn’t cover most floods. Learn more about flood insurance.
Press Releases and Fact Sheets
FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell announced that President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. made additional disaster assistance available to the state of Tennessee to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by Tropical Storm Helene from Sept. 26-30, 2024.
FEMA and the U.S. Department of Agriculture are joining the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency to host Farmer Recovery Centers Dec. 10-12. The events will provide farmers, farm workers and agricultural businesses that were affected by Tropical Storm Helene with information on programs and resources to support farm recovery.
Two Disaster Recovery Centers will open in Newport and Elizabethton to help Tennesseans affected by Tropical Storm Helene apply for FEMA assistance and get information and advice about community, state and federal resources.