The federal government helps states and localities to prepare for
disasters by providing financial and technical assistance for
emergency planning and training, conducting exercises of plans, and
building and maintaining an emergency management infrastructure. In
a catastrophic or major disaster incident, the National Response
Plan, a national approach to domestic incident management, will be
activated. This interagency plan describes the resources that
federal agencies can mobilize to support initial emergency
functions and how they will integrate with state, local, private
sector, and non-governmental resources. It outlines planning
assumptions, policies, a concept of operations, and organizational
structures. Disaster Assistance: A Guide to Recovery Programs
supports the National Response Plan as a resource for federal,
state, local, and non-governmental officials. It contains brief
descriptions and contact information for federal programs that may
be able to provide disaster recovery assistance to eligible
applicants. The programs described in this guide may all be of
assistance during disaster incident recovery. Some are available
only after a presidential declaration of disaster, but others are
available without a declaration. Please see the individual program
descriptions for details. A governor may request a presidential
declaration in the event of a disaster incident in which state and
local emergency resources are overwhelmed. The request must satisfy
the provisions of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act, as amended, which is the primary
legislative authority for the federal government to assist State
and local governments in carrying out their responsibilities for
disaster response and recovery. This Guide presents an array of
programs that may be of assistance during disaster recovery,
depending upon the circumstances, community needs, and available
resources. The purpose of this guide is to provide basic
information about programs of assistance available to individuals,
businesses, and public entities after a disaster incident. These
programs help individuals cope with their losses, and affected
businesses and public entities restore their structures and
operations. The information is intended to serve as a starting
point for disaster workers and local, state, and federal officials
to locate sources of help as they seek more definitive information,
such as eligibility criteria and application processes. Included
are programs that make financial assistance available, as well as
those that provide technical assistance and/or goods and other
services. The program summaries in this guide evolved from an
initial compilation of programs obtained from the Catalog of
Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA), the compendium of financial and
non-financial programs throughout the Federal Government that
provides assistance or benefits to the American public. The
relevant agencies reviewed, revised, and added to the summaries to
reflect programs that are specifically intended to apply to
disaster recovery and regular agency programs that, in special
circumstances, may support disaster recovery.
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