FEMA has made $40 million available for the Next Generation Warning System Grant Program (NGWSGP). This grant program focuses on improving and upgrading the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS), which provides timely and effective warnings during emergencies to people in America. The funding helps build local capacity across the nation to withstand tomorrow’s hazards.
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The state-federal Disaster Recovery Center at the Tyler Mountain Fire Department is closing permanently Friday, Aug. 23, 2024, at 6 p.m. Residents of all counties can continue to visit other disaster centers in West Virginia. To locate one, check the FEMA app or visit fema.gov/drc. The deadline to apply for FEMA disaster assistance is Sept. 3, 2024.
Homeowners and renters may be eligible for Clean and Sanitize Assistance from FEMA. Kentuckians whose homes were damaged by the May 21-27 severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, landslides and mudslides may receive up to $300 toward cleaning expenses — even if the work is already completed.
State, federal and local agencies, together with farming industry groups, will be hosting the following single-day Agriculture Recovery Centers in O’Brien and Woodbury counties to help Iowans recover from the flooding and storm damage.
FEMA is opening a Disaster Recovery Center in Fort Bend County Aug. 20 to provide one-on-one help to Texans affected by Hurricane Beryl.
FEMA has opened Disaster Recovery Centers in Dixie, Sarasota and Taylor counties to provide one-on-one help to Floridians affected by Hurricane Debby.
If you applied for FEMA assistance after Hurricane Debby you will receive an eligibility letter from FEMA in the mail or by email.
FEMA announced today that federal disaster assistance is available to the U.S. Virgin Islands to supplement response efforts due to emergency conditions resulting from Tropical Storm Ernesto beginning Aug. 13, 2024, and continuing.
FEMA is still available for Oklahomans. Residents who have questions about their applications or appeals can contact the agency in one of three ways:
The Emergency Declaration approved by President Biden on August 14, authorized FEMA to provide Disaster Federal Assistance (DFA), to assist the Government of Puerto Rico only for life saving and life sustaining federal resources such as search and rescue teams and temporary generators, if needed.