Official website of the Department of Homeland SecurityOriginal linkOriginal author: zella.campbell

WASHINGTON – FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Texas to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by Tropical Storm Imelda beginning on Sept. 17 -23, 2019.The President's action makes federal funding available to affected individuals in Chambers, Harris, Jefferson, Liberty, Montgomery, and Orange counties. Assistance can include grants for temporary housing and home repairs, low-cost loans to cover uninsured property losses, and other programs to help individuals and business owners recover from the effects of the disaster.Federal funding is also...

Official website of the Department of Homeland SecurityOriginal linkOriginal author: daniel.green2

AUSTIN, Texas – Like everyone else, business owners need to prepare for potential disasters, and buying a policy from the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is a great place to begin those preparations.Business owners can purchase up to $500,000 in coverage for buildings and up to $500,000 for business content coverage through the NFIP. Direct physical damage to a building, such as foundations, pumping systems and water heaters, or contents, such as furniture and fixtures, from a flood is covered by the policy. Building and content coverage is based on the...

BATON ROUGE, La. — At the request of the state of Louisiana, Lafayette, Livingston, Pointe Coupee, St. Bernard and St. Martin parishes have been added to the August 27 major disaster declaration for preparations and damages related to Hurricane Barry.  The additional parishes are now eligible for FEMA’s Public Assistance (PA) funding to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by Hurricane Barry between July 10 and 15, 2019.  FEMA’s PA program reimburses parishes, states, tribes and certain nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis (75 percent federal share)....