ATLANTA – Federal funding is now available for the state of Alabama to provide crisis counseling services to its residents coping with stress and anxiety as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

On April 30, the presidential disaster declaration for Alabama was amended to include the Crisis Counseling program. The program assists individuals and communities in recovering from the psychological effects of disasters through community-based outreach and educational services.

COLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina families and households who suffered damage as a result of the severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds and flooding on April 12- 13, 2020 may be eligible for federal disaster assistance.

FEMA help may be available to disaster survivors in Aiken, Colleton, Hampton, Marlboro, Oconee, Orangeburg and Pickens counties.

You can register for assistance in one of three ways:

WASHINGTON — Today, FEMA announced $200 million in supplemental funding allocations to local jurisdictions across the country to supplement local service organizations that provide critical resources to people with economic emergencies, which include our hungry and homeless populations.

DENVER – FEMA has approved four states within FEMA Region 8 for development of crisis counseling programs for residents struggling with stress and anxiety as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.  The assistance is being made available to Colorado, North Dakota, South Dakota and Utah and is available under major disaster declarations previously approved for these states by President Trump.

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

WASHINGTON – FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of South Carolina and ordered federal aid to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, tornadoes and straight-line winds from April 12 to April 13, 2020.

The President's action makes federal funding available to affected individuals in Aiken, Colleton, Hampton, Marlboro, Oconee, Orangeburg, and Pickens counties.

WASHINGTON-- Hoy, FEMA anunció que 30 estados y el Distrito de Columbia han sido aprobados para el programa de Asistencia y Capacitación de Consejería de Crisis. El programa ayuda a subvencionar los servicios de consejería de crisis provisto por el estado a residentes que luchan contra el estrés y la ansiedad como resultado de la pandemia COVID-19. Diez estados fueron aprobados previamente para el programa.

FEMA ya ha provisto subvenciones para el asesoramiento en crisis en seis estados:

On April 28, 2020, President Trump delegated authority to approve the Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training program for Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic related disasters to the FEMA Administrator for disasters declared prior to that date.

AGENCY: FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

ACTION: NOTICE REPORTING ON FEMA’S PROCUREMENT OF REINSURANCE FOR THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM PURSUANT TO THE REVISED AGREEMENT ON GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT (April 6, 2014) .

WASHINGTON – The whole-of-America response to fighting the COVID-19 pandemic continued today, as critical FEMA-procured medical supplies like masks, gloves and hand sanitizer were moved from a Frederick, Maryland, warehouse to help states, territories and tribes in the fight against the virus.

Under the direction of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, FEMA will coordinate two shipments totaling a 14-day supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) to more than 15,000 nursing homes across the Nation.

The mission will supplement existing efforts to ensure nursing homes across the country have PPE during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. FEMA will ship PPE to Medicaid- and Medicare-certified nursing homes based on input from the American Health Care Association to serve as a bridge between other PPE shipments.

Following the COVID-19 outbreak, health care providers and first responders were faced with an unprecedented need for personal protective equipment (PPE). With a global shortage, the COVID-19 National Preservation Strategy sought to improve the availability of PPE that would preserve the health of first responders, health care providers and patients. The U.S.

Salem, Oregon – Residents of Umatilla County and the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation who sustained damage or loss as a result of the February 5 -9 Umatilla River flooding event have until June 2, 2020, to register for disaster assistance with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).  By law, FEMA assistance cannot duplicate the assistance received from insurance companies; however, assistance may be received for uninsured or underinsured items.

NASHVILLE – After you apply for disaster assistance from FEMA, you may be referred to the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). If you receive an SBA disaster loan application, you should fill it out and return it.

If your application is approved, you are not obligated to accept an SBA loan, but failure to return the application may disqualify you from other possible FEMA assistance, such as disaster-related car repairs, essential household items and other expenses.

CANTON, Miss. – If you are a survivor  of the April 12 tornado and strong storms in Mississippi’s Covington, Jefferson Davis and Jones counties who has applied for FEMA disaster assistance, you will receive a letter from FEMA in the mail or via email explaining the status of your application for assistance.

Be sure to read the letter from FEMA carefully as it will tell you the amount of any assistance FEMA has awarded to you. The letter or email also will contain information on the appropriate use of the disaster assistance funds granted to you.

NASHVILLE – Tennesseans who have uninsured losses resulting from the March 3 tornadoes have until Monday, May 4, 2020 to register with FEMA for assistance.

Survivors in Davidson, Putnam and Wilson counties can register with FEMA in several ways:

This document provides answers to frequently asked questions about FEMA assistance options for federally recognized tribal governments responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, including the programmatic differences of an emergency declaration, a major disaster declaration and a tribe as a Recipient or as a Subrecipient.

WASHINGTON – The whole-of-America response to fighting the COVID-19 pandemic continued today, as the hospital ship USNS Comfort departed New York, after treating patients from the New York and New Jersey area.  National Guardsmen provided much-needed support in fighting the virus – from North Carolina, through West Virginia and New York.

FEMA continues to expedite movement of commercially pre-sourced and procured critical supplies from the global market to medical distributors in various locations across the U.S. through Project Airbridge.

The shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is posing a tremendous challenge to the U.S. healthcare system and first responder communities. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued several Emergency Use Authorizations for vaporized hydrogen peroxide sterilizer systems to be used to decontaminate N95 respirators.

WASHINGTON — Under the direction of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, FEMA will coordinate two shipments totaling a 14-day supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) to more than 15,400 Medicare and Medicaid-certified nursing homes across the Nation, including all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Guam.

By the beginning of July, each facility will receive two, separate packages containing a seven-day supply of eye protection, surgical masks, gowns, and gloves. Each package will be individualized for each nursing home based upon their level of staffing.