May 26, 2020

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May 26, 2020

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Media Contact: 919-825-2514

The federal government will distribute non-contact infrared thermometers (NCIT) to support phased reopening of the Nation’s workplaces and restarting of the American economy.

DENVER – FEMA has awarded a $1.2 million grant to Missoula County. The grant will fund a stream restoration project along the main stem of Ninemile Creek. This project will benefit community members by decreasing peak runoff, providing floodplain storage and increasing drought resilience. Agricultural landowners downstream will realize benefits associated with aquifer storage and increased late season flow.

DENVER – FEMA has announced a federal grant for the City of Fargo that will make $3.6 million for work to mitigate the Fargo Water Treatment Plant and Pump Station against flooding from the Red River.

Canton, MS – Persons and households in Clarke, Covington, Grenada, Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Lawrence, Panola and Walthall 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.

Applying for federal disaster assistance from FEMA will not affect other federal benefits that Mississippi disaster survivors of the April 12 tornadoes, severe storms, straight-line winds and flooding may receive.

WASHINGTON -- As of May 21, FEMA, HHS and the private sector combined have coordinated the delivery of or are shipping: 83.4 million N-95 respirators, 140.2 million surgical masks, 11.9 million face shields, 28.6 million surgical gowns and more than 1 billion gloves.

FEMA has procured and delivered 7.5 million swabs and 4 million units of media so far this month in support of the White House Task Force’s testing initiative. To date, more than 12.9 million samples have been tested.

CHICAGO – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has released $2,025,000 in Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) funds to the city of Marquette, Mich., for a flood mitigation project. The grant will fund the relocation of a section of Lakeshore Boulevard to mitigate erosion and flooding from Lake Superior, prevent coastal infrastructure damage and reduce public safety concerns.

WASHINGTON -- As FEMA, under the direction of the White House Task Force, has led the whole-of-America response to the COVID-19 pandemic for the past several weeks, billions of essential resources and protective equipment have been delivered throughout the nation.

The Community Mitigation decision support tool puts the data for each metric in the President’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again in one easy-to-access place – the Gate Indicators tab and sub-tabs. Officials can easily view their influenza- and coronavirus-like illnesses, case and death data, as well as a range of information on hospital capacity to determine whether community mitigation should be adjusted. The tool also has a large variety of other data available outlined in greater detail below.

GUAYNABO, Puerto Rico – FEMA and the Central Office for Recovery, Reconstruction and Resilience, or COR3, have obligated more than $43 million in funds for 110 projects related to the recovery and reconstruction of Puerto Rico due to Hurricane María. These funds were obligated between May 15 and 21.

NASHVILLE –Disaster survivors in Bradley and Hamilton counties have until June 23, 2020 to register with FEMA for assistance. To date, more than $4 million in federal grants and disaster loans have been approved for homeowners, renters and businesses recovering from the April 12-13 tornadoes.

During the first week of this month, assessments for cultural and environmental elements were performed for a record-breaking 420 projects

Following is a summary of key federal disaster aid programs that are available under President Donald J. Trump’s emergency disaster declaration issued for the state of Michigan.

Assistance for the State and Affected Local Governments Can Include as Required:

WASHINGTON — FEMA announced that federal emergency aid has been made available to the state of Michigan to supplement state and local response efforts to the emergency conditions in the area affected by severe storms and flooding beginning May 16, 2020, and continuing.

Following is a summary of key federal disaster aid programs that can be made available under President Donald J. Trump's disaster declaration issued for the state of Alabama.

WASHINGTON — FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Alabama to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms and flooding from Feb. 5 to March 6, 2020.

DENVER – FEMA has approved crisis counseling assistance for Wyoming residents struggling with stress and anxiety as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.  The assistance is being made available under the major disaster declaration previously approved by President Trump.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Three Kansas food banks will get a boost from the State of Kansas as a result of more than $5.7 million in expedited funding provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

Honolulu, HI – A hurricane’s destructive winds, storm surge, and floods can wreak havoc on homes or businesses. As the 2020 Pacific hurricane season approaches, property owners and renters in Hawaii are reminded to protect their homes and belongings from storm-related flooding by planning ahead and purchasing flood insurance.