Disaster Assistance: Program Changes Expedited Delivery of Individual and Family Grants

RCED-89-73 Published: Apr 04, 1989. Publicly Released: May 08, 1989.

Highlights

In response to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the effect of 1986 administrative changes to the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Individual and Family Grant (IFG) Program, focusing on: (1) the timeliness of program benefits delivery to disaster victims; and (2) how the changes affected program costs.

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Economic Development

Administrative costsClaims processingDisaster relief aidEmergency loansEmergency managementEmergency preparednessstate relationsFloodsGrant administrationInformation systemsInteragency relationsState-administered programs