Disaster Assistance: Information on Federal Costs and Approaches for Reducing Them
T-RCED-98-139
Published: Mar 26, 1998. Publicly Released: Mar 26, 1998.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed several approaches for lowering the costs of federal disaster assistance, focusing on: (1) the components and magnitude of federal disaster assistance costs; and (2) approaches that could potentially lower those costs in the future.
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Cost analysisCost effectiveness analysisDisaster relief aidEligibility criteriaEmergency managementEmergency preparednessFederal aid to statesstate relationsInsuranceProperty damagesRelief agencies