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FEMA is Making Post-Disaster Mitigation Less Expensive for Applicants

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With disasters increasing in frequency, severity, and cost, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has a new financial incentive for applicants to rebuild in ways that will make them more resilient in the face of a...more

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Landslides and Slope Failures: Navigating FEMA Eligibility in the Wake of Hurricane Helene

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Landslides and slope failures resulting from disasters cause millions of dollars in damage to infrastructure each year. Following a disaster, funding for repair and restoration of infrastructure, including roads and bridges,...more

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Understanding Disaster Appropriations

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The ever-increasing cost of disasters and Congress' reliance on 11th-hour continuing resolutions (CRs) often result in a storm of questions regarding disaster appropriations. This disaster recovery brief explains some of the...more

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FEMA Now Accepting Comments on Changes to its Public Assistance Program

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Here Ye! Here Ye! Major changes to federal regulation and policy are happening now! FEMA's new proposed policy guide is open for public comment through August 16 AND comments to FEMA's proposed changes to 44 Code of Federal...more

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2024 Hurricane Season: Top Ten Tips

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We are one month into the 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season and already have our first named storm, with significant impacts across some portions of the Gulf States. We have seen a Governor declared emergency in Texas and a...more

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Hurricane Ian: Declaration Updates – Applying for FEMA Public Assistance

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It has now been two weeks since Hurricane Ian made its historic landfall on the west coast of Florida as a Category 4 hurricane, tying with several other storms as the fifth-strongest hurricane on record to make landfall in...more

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Hurricane Ian: Preparing for Public Assistance

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Our thoughts are with our colleagues, clients, and friends affected by Hurricane Ian as it continues to wreak havoc on the State of Florida. At this time, safety of residents, search and rescue, and support of critical...more

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Direct Result of a Disaster

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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) provides funding under its Public Assistance (PA) program to eligible applicants (states and territorial governments, tribal governments, local governments and certain private...more

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FEMA Seeks Comment on Proposed Change to Disaster Declaration Criteria

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Just before the holidays, FEMA published an 86-page notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register regarding a change to the "Estimated cost of the assistance" disaster declaration factor that FEMA uses to review a...more

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Changes to the FEMA Public Assistance Program and Policy Guide: Remedies for Procurement Noncompliance

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The latest version of FEMA's Public Assistance Program and Policy Guide (PAPPG), applicable to incidents declared on or after June 1, 2020, removes language that existed in prior versions confirming FEMA's policy to approve...more

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FEMA – Who, What, When, and How of Filing Claims, Part 2

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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is responsible for implementing the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Act, which authorizes federal assistance when the President issues a federal declaration for...more

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