Canton, MS – Recent tornadoes, high winds and severe storms may have resulted in the loss of important documents such as a credit card, birth or marriage certificates, property deeds or military records. Below are some resources in the state to replace lost or damaged documents. Keep in mind that if you must visit a location or offices to fill out forms or other reasons, they may be closed temporarily due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. So be sure to check before you go.

May 15, 2020

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COLUMBIA, S.C. — A quick fix may change your decision if you applied for FEMA help following South Carolina’s April 13 storms and you disagree with your determination letter.

Everybody has a right to appeal. Read your determination letter carefully to understand FEMA’s decision and know exactly what you need to do for your appeal. Often applicants just need to submit some extra documents for FEMA to process their application.

FEMA can reconsider you in some cases if you:

Salem, Oregon – If you sustained damage from the severe flooding in Eastern Oregon February 5 – 9, 2020, you should apply for a low-interest disaster loan from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). Disaster survivors who register for assistance with FEMA may be eligible for grants to help pay for renting a place to live until your home can be repaired, to pay for minor structural repairs, replace essential personal property and/or pay for serious disaster-related needs not covered by other programs.

ATLANTA – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency has authorized federal funds to reimburse costs to Florida for 36th Avenue Fire in Collier County.

This authorization makes FEMA grant funding available to reimburse 75 percent of the eligible firefighting costs for managing, mitigating and controlling the fire. Eligible costs can include labor, equipment and supplies used for fighting the fire and costs for emergency work such as evacuations and sheltering, police barricading and traffic control.

May 14, 2020
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WASHINGTON — FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of  Arkansas to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, straight-line winds and tornadoes on March 28, 2020.

Federal funding also is available to state, tribal and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for emergency work and the repair or replacement of facilities damaged by the severe storms, straight-line winds and tornadoes in Craighead County.

May 14, 2020

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This obligation includes 50 projects for emergency work and permanent work

GUAYNABO, Puerto Rico – FEMA has obligated nearly $5.4 million in funds for emergency measures and permanent work projects to repair hospitals and healthcare facilities managed by the Puerto Rico Administration of Mental Health and Anti-Addiction Services, known as ASSMCA, by its Spanish acronym.

WASHINGTON -- The whole-of-America response to fighting the COVID-19 pandemic continues, as PPE donations from the Republic of Korea and Turkey are distributed to hardest-hit areas throughout the country.

DENTON, Texas – In conjunction with U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services and the state of Texas, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced today, the seven federally supported COVID-19 Community-Based Testing Sites (CBTS) in Texas will remain open through June 30, 2020. The sites will continue monitoring and testing citizens in an effort to reduce further spreading of the virus.

DENVER – The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced $14.7 million in additional funding for COVID-19 response efforts in Colorado. The assistance was made available under the major disaster declaration issued March 28 by President Trump.

The funding is being provided to the Colorado Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management for contract costs to healthcare staffing companies for supplemental personnel to support medical facilities around the state for the time period of April 1 to June 30.

NASHVILLE – Applying for federal disaster assistance from FEMA will not affect other federal benefits that Tennessee disaster survivors may receive.

Residents in Bradley and Hamilton counties who register with FEMA may have questions about whether funds from FEMA might cause them to lose other federal payments to which they are entitled.

CHICAGO – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has released $2,926,153 in Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) funds to the Village of Spencer, for the construction of a safe room at the Village of Spencer High School.

COLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina families and households in Barnwell and Berkeley counties who suffered damage as a result of the April 13 storms may be eligible for federal disaster assistance.

FEMA help for disaster survivors in Aiken, Colleton, Hampton, Marlboro, Oconee, Orangeburg and Pickens counties was designated May 1.

You can register for assistance in one of three ways:

WASHINGTON -- The whole-of-America response to fighting the COVID-19 pandemic continue, as frontline responders and medical staffs are honored -- from Oregon to New Mexico.
National Guardsmen continued their steady support, with food distribution in North Carolina, while FEMA coordinates more Project Airbridge flights for critical medical supplies distribution.

As of May 12, Project Airbridge has completed 132 flights with more than 30 flights scheduled or in transit.  Two flights landed Monday in Chicago, with another flight scheduled for today.

To address immediate and projected needs from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) governments may, under certain conditions, be reimbursed through FEMA’s Public Assistance (PA) Program for costs associated with keeping Alternate Care Sites (ACS), including temporary and expanded medical facilities, minimally operational when COVID- 19 cases diminish and the facilities are no longer in use.

WASHINGTON -- The whole-of-America response to fighting the COVID-19 pandemic continued through the weekend and today, as a much-needed donation of PPE arrived from the Republic of Korea and an alternate care facility opened in Washington, D.C.

National Guardsmen continued their support in Ohio and Florida, while COVID-19 antibody testing began in California.

PONCE, Puerto Rico –In the aftermath of a May 2 aftershock that damaged buildings and displaced dozens of residents, FEMA has reopened the incident period for the ongoing earthquake disaster in Puerto Rico.

The action means that people and structures affected by the recent seismic activity may be eligible for FEMA disaster assistance.

NASHVILLE – A public notice is now available that addresses the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) intention to reimburse eligible applicants for costs to repair or replace facilities damaged by severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds and flooding in Tennessee on April 12-13, 2020 under disaster declaration DR-4541-TN.