Read the post Federal Money for Disaster Recovery and Resilience Could Be Spent Better March 16, 2023 Rebuilding and recovering from disasters, such as hurricanes and wildfires, can take years. Millions ...
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Read the post Federal COVID Relief for Small Businesses Arrived Quickly, But With Risks to Loan Programs August 10, 2021 Many of the more than 30 million small businesses in the U.S. experienced decreased revenue or ...
Read the post How does FEMA help people recover from major disasters? October 08, 2020 Heavy hurricane seasons in 2017 and 2018, along with devastating wildfires in California in those 2 ...
Read the post Is FEMA Ready to Respond to Emergencies? May 05, 2020 Even before COVID-19, a rising number of natural disasters has meant an increased reliance by state ...
Read the post Disaster loans could help small businesses affected by coronavirus March 25, 2020 The Small Business Administration announced Thursday that it would use disaster assistance loans to ...
Read the post The Coronavirus Response: Lessons Learned from The Past March 24, 2020 The novel coronavirus, COVID-19, is quickly challenging Americans to rethink every aspect of our ...
Read the post Our New Disaster Resilience Framework October 24, 2019 Since 2005, federal funding for disaster assistance is approaching half a trillion dollars, most ...
Read the post The State of Recovery Two Years after Hurricanes Irma and Maria September 23, 2019 It’s been 2 years since hurricanes Irma and Maria caused extensive damage to several areas ...
Read the post Contracting for Disaster Response and Recovery August 01, 2019 In 2017, 3 hurricanes—Harvey, Irma, and Maria—and the California wildfires caused widespread damage ...
Read the post GAO Reports by the Numbers: Natural Resources and Environment March 19, 2019 From environmental issues to agriculture to radioactive substances, our Natural Resources and ...
Read the post Federal Disaster Assistance (infographic) October 07, 2016 Hurricane Matthew is one of the strongest storms to impact U.S. shores in decades. The federal ...