Biden-Harris Administration Provides More Than $2.7 Billion in FEMA …
Nov 5, 2024 · The Biden-Harris Administration has approved more than $1.5 billion in direct assistance to Hurricanes Helene and Milton survivors. These funds help survivors with housing repairs, personal property replacement and other essential recovery efforts. Additionally, over $1.2 billion has been approved for debris removal and emergency protective measures, which are necessary to save lives, protect ...
Press Releases - FEMA.gov
Nov 4, 2024 · FEMA has opened a Mobile Disaster Recovery Center in Wakulla County to provide one-on-one help to Floridians affected by Hurricane Helene. Survivors of Hurricane Milton or Hurricane Debby can also be served by the center.
FEMA, Federal Response Positioned to Fully Support Florida …
Oct 8, 2024 · WASHINGTON -- FEMA and its federal partners are leaning forward and have pre-positioned resources to support local and state response efforts ahead of Hurricane Milton’s landfall. President Joseph R. Biden approved an Emergency Declaration for Florida on Monday, authorizing FEMA to coordinate Federal disaster relief efforts to save lives and ...
As Climate Shocks Worsen, FEMA Tries a New Approach to Aid
Jan 19, 2024 · The Biden administration is overhauling the country’s disaster assistance programs, expanding aid for survivors of hurricanes, wildfires and other catastrophes and making it easier to access.
FEMA overhauls disaster assistance program as climate crisis ... - CNN
Jan 19, 2024 · The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is changing the way it responds to natural disasters, it announced Friday, as the climate crisis fuels more extreme weather events and...
How did FEMA spend $9 billion so quickly? Back-to-back disasters
Oct 10, 2024 · After getting a recent infusion of around $20 billion from Congress to respond to hurricane season, FEMA is now down to $11 billion in its Disaster Relief Fund, administrator Deanne Criswell...
Biden presses Congress for more disaster aid as he visits Florida …
Oct 13, 2024 · President Joe Biden got a firsthand look Sunday at the devastation inflicted on Florida's Gulf Coast by Hurricane Milton as he presses Congress to approve additional emergency disaster funding.
FEMA spent nearly half its disaster budget in just 8 days
Oct 10, 2024 · Under the spending restrictions, FEMA would cut off funding for disaster-related rebuilding projects nationwide and reserve its money for life-saving operations during disasters. The cutoff...
Recovering from natural disasters is slow and bureaucratic. New FEMA …
Jan 19, 2024 · FEMA announced Friday, Jan. 19, 2024, it is making changes to its program that helps those who survive wildfires, hurricanes and other natural disasters.
FEMA administrator discusses expanding access to disaster relief | PBS News
Apr 3, 2024 · It expands access to money for food, water, and other essentials, funds immediate housing needs when people can’t return home, helps repairs not covered by insurance and reduces paperwork ...