The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) declared 2024 as the Year of Resilience to address the need to translate disaster recovery into actions that take into account the effects of climate change. Seven years after Hurricane María, Puerto Rico has nearly $34 billion in funding from the agency for over 11,000 projects. Of all those projects, 87 percent already have hazard mitigation measures that will specifically help infrastructure throughout the island sustain and reduce damage in the face of future weather events.
Press Releases
Kentucky homeowners and renters are invited to meet with FEMA in person. Kentuckians can talk with FEMA experts to ask questions and learn everything they want to know about FEMA assistance.
Recovering after Hurricane Francine may be difficult and overwhelming. FEMA’s Disaster Survivor Assistance (DSA) teams are meeting Louisiana residents where they are to help them apply for FEMA assistance and to assist them on their road to recovery.
DES MOINES, Iowa — Disaster Recovery Centers in Pottawattamie and Woodbury Counties will close permanently Saturday, September 21 at 6 p.m.
Preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) are available for review by residents and business owners in all communities and incorporated areas of Morris County, Texas.
If you live in Davison, Lincoln, Turner, or Union counties and you had loss or damage from the severe storms and flooding that occurred June 16 – July 8, you may be eligible for FEMA disaster assistance.
From July 9-11, 2024, seven counties in Vermont were hit with severe storms, flooding, landslides, and mudslides. One month later, local, state, and federal support is continuing to help Vermonters move forward in their recovery including funds for home repair, emergency lodging, transportation, and other needs.
FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell and Robert J. Fenton today announced that the La Jolla Band of the Luiseño Indians was one of the selections for a combined $150 million in capitalization grants to help communities reduce vulnerability to natural hazards.
Announcement of a Disaster Recovery Center opening in Lycoming County.
FEMA will host a free housing and preparedness summit to help community members that were affected by the March 2023 severe storms, straight-line winds, and tornadoes on Sept. 21 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Mississippi Christian Family Services, 394 Pine St., Rolling Fork, Mississippi.