WASHINGTON – Hurricane Dorian continues to gain strength and could be a Category 4 hurricane before making landfall somewhere along Florida’s eastern shore sometime early next week.  As FEMA and other federal partners work with officials in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands to assess any damages caused by Dorian, residents in Florida and southern Georgia should take actions now to prepare for this powerful hurricane.

REGION 1 – The City of Lynn, Massachusetts will receive 1.234,894 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for the costs incurred due to damage to the City’s Seaport Landing Marina as a result of a February 8-9, 2013, severe winter storm, snowstorm, and flooding event.  This funding is a result of a partnership between FEMA and the Massachuset

AUSTIN, Texas – South Texas survivors only have three weeks left to register for FEMA assistance to receive grants that help with housing repairs and rebuilding as well as other needs. The final day to register is Sept. 16.

WASHINGTON -- FEMA is announcing $410 million in funding is available through two Fiscal Year 2019 Hazard Mitigation Assistance grant programs: Pre-Disaster Mitigation and Flood Mitigation Assistance

• 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 emergency disaster declaration issued for the territory of the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Assistance for the territory can include as required:

WASHINGTON — FEMA announced that federal emergency aid has been made available to the territory of the U.S. Virgin Islands to supplement territory and local response efforts to the emergency conditions in the area affected by Hurricane Dorian beginning on Aug. 26, 2019, and continuing.

DENVER – The State of Wyoming Office of Homeland Security recently welcomed the first member of its Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Integration Team (FIT). FITs enhance intergovernmental coordination by co-locating FEMA personnel with their state counterparts.

The Wyoming FIT will allow the state’s emergency management services to have an in-house communication channel with FEMA Region VIII in Denver.

WASHINGTON – Hurricane Dorian continues its path through the Caribbean, moving near St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands and then over the open Atlantic toward the Continental U.S. The National Hurricane Center issued hurricane warnings for the U.S. and British Virgin Islands, Culebra and Vieques, and the storm is expected to produce heavy rainfall and flash flooding.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — FEMA has approved $6,458,521 to the state of Florida to assist the Florida Department of Corrections with reimbursement for the costs of emergency protective measures following Hurricane Michael under FEMA’s Public Assistance Program.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — FEMA has approved $1,579,876 to the state of Florida to assist Gulf Coast Electric Cooperative with reimbursement for management costs following Hurricane Michael in October 2018 under FEMA’s Public Assistance Program.

WASHINGTON - Yesterday, Acting FEMA Administrator Pete Gaynor kicked off National Preparedness Month on television and radio. With Tropical Storm Dorian in the Atlantic and forecasted to impact Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and potentially Florida and Georgia, he emphasized the importance of preparing now. Gaynor also stressed the importance of empowering our kids to be able to take action if they are separated from their families in times of disaster. They need to be prepared, not scared. Gaynor stated, “Imagine that your child is alone without your direction.

ATLANTA - Residents and property owners in coastal areas of Lee County can view new draft preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) at three upcoming public open houses
on Sept. 10-11.

FIRMs show the potential extent and risks of flooding. They will be used to determine flood insurance premiums and building requirements.

ORLANDO, Fla. – FEMA has approved $1,272,871 for the State of Florida to help Collier County defray the costs of waterway debris removal for Hurricane Irma under FEMA’s Public Assistance Program.

FEMA funds will reimburse the county for the collection, reduction, disposal and site management of debris from waterways in Collier County between Oct. 18, 2017 and March 10, 2018 following the September 2017 storm. During that time period, a contractor for the county gathered, hauled away and disposed of 10,233 cubic yards of debris from canals and ditches.

ORLANDO, Fla. – FEMA has approved $5,614,256 for the State of Florida to help the City of Hollywood defray the costs of debris removal for Hurricane Irma under FEMA’s Public Assistance Program.

Orlando, Fla. – FEMA has approved $2,993,890 for the State of Florida to help the City of Melbourne defray the costs of responding to Hurricane Irma under FEMA’s Public Assistance Program.

FEMA funds will reimburse the city for the cost of overtime worked by police, firefighters, road crews and other city employees to set up and operate an emergency operations center, clear debris from roadways, and evacuate people between Sept. 4 and Oct. 3, 2017.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Joplin School District has built 14 safe rooms since 2011, when a deadly tornado killed 161, to shelter students and community residents when the next tornado strikes. 

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 emergency disaster declaration issued for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

Assistance for Commonwealth and affected Local Municipalities can include as required:

WASHINGTON — FEMA announced that federal emergency aid has been made available to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to supplement Commonwealth and local response efforts to the emergency conditions in the area affected by Tropical Storm Dorian beginning on August 26, 2019, and continuing.

WASHINGTON – As Tropical Storm Dorian approaches, FEMA urges people in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands to listen to government officials on the islands and complete final preparations now.

Dorian is forecast to bring heavy rain and strong winds to communities in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands still working to recover from hurricanes Irma and Maria. Residents should take this storm seriously as even smaller and less severe storms could have significant impacts.

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 Wisconsin.

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