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Disaster Assistance: Information on Declarations for Urban and Rural Areas

RCED-95-242 Published: Sep 14, 1995. Publicly Released: Sep 14, 1995.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the federal disaster declaration process, focusing on: (1) whether the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) and the Small Business Administration's (SBA) disaster declaration policies differ for rural and urban areas; (2) the length of time taken to respond to disaster declaration requests for rural and urban areas; (3) the proportion of requests granted for rural areas, as compared with the corresponding proportion for urban areas; and (4) factors that influence disaster declaration processing time.

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Comparative analysisDisaster relief aidEligibility determinationsEmergency managementEmergency preparednessFederal aid to localitiesFederal aid to statesIntergovernmental relationsPlanningRelief agencies