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Events



Jun 20, 2024 - Sep 30, 2024
Important Date
National Floodplain Administrator Training Needs Assessment Survey
FEMA manages the National Flood Insurance Program which includes more than 22,600 Participating Communities. This year, FEMA’s Floodplain Management Division is conducting a survey of the nation’s Floodplain Administrators who manage local floodplains for these jurisdictions. Survey findings will inform a five-year National Floodplain Administrators Training Strategy that will be coordinated by the Floodplain Management Division.


Sep 5, 2024 EST - Sep 26, 2024 6:00 p.m. EST
Virtual
FEMA Technological Hazards Division (THD) Lunch and Learns
Each week in September, the FEMA Technological Hazards Division (THD) Policy Section will host a lunch and learn session focused on a topic related to the Radiological Preparedness (REP) Program.

Sep 18, 2024 EST - Sep 18, 2024 7:00 p.m. EST
Virtual
Purchasing Under FEMA Awards Training: Exigency or Emergency (E&E) Training
FEMA’s Grant Programs Directorate (GPD) is offering a series of one-hour 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).

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

Understanding Your FEMA Determination Letter

If you have applied to FEMA for financial assistance, you can expect to receive a reply which explains your application status either by U.S. mail or email.
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One Month Remains for Hurricane Beryl Survivors to Apply for FEMA Assistance in Texas

Texans who sustained losses from Hurricane Beryl have one month remaining to apply for federal assistance. The deadline is October 10, 2024.
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As Tropical Storm Francine Intensifies, FEMA Mobilizes to Support to Gulf Coast and Urges Immediate Preparedness

As Tropical Storm Francine rapidly strengthens and moves toward Louisiana, FEMA is urging people across the state and the Gulf Coast to prepare now for potentially life-threatening impacts. Francine’s projected path poses a serious threat to Louisiana and upper Texas coastline, expecting to make landfall as a Category 2 hurricane on Wednesday.
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