GUAYNABO, Puerto Rico – All Community Recovery Centers will be closed Thursday, July 4,2019 in observance of Independence Day.

Centers will resume their regular hours of operation Friday, July 5.

AUSTIN, Texas – The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded more than $10.7 million to Harris County for repairs, mitigation and remediation to the Harris County Criminal Justice Center following Hurricane Harvey.

Water standing inside the Criminal Justice Center after the hurricane damaged the building and some of its components.

BOTHELL, Wash. – The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has authorized the use of federal funds to help with firefighting costs for the Shovel Creek Fire burning in Alaska’s Fairbanks North Star Borough.

DURHAM, N.C. – FEMA and the state of North Carolina are announcing nearly $1.4 million to reimburse the Brunswick County Board of Education for Hurricane Florence-related expenses.

GUAYNABO, Puerto Rico – FEMA has awarded approximately $12.6 million in additional funds to Puerto Rico to cover costs related to Hurricane María.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — FEMA has approved $3,663,991 to the state of Florida to assist the Florida Department of Health with reimbursement for the costs of emergency protective measures following Hurricane Michael under FEMA’s Public Assistance Program.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — FEMA has approved $1,280,577 to the state of Florida to assist the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission with reimbursement for the costs of emergency protective measures following Hurricane Michael under FEMA’s Public Assistance Program.

REGION 1 – The Town of Norwich will receive $1,434,758 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for the costs incurred due to damage to the Town’s roadways as a result of a June 29-July1, 2017, severe storm and flooding event.  This funding was brought to fruition by a partnership between FEMA and Vermont Emergency Management.

DURHAM, N.C. – FEMA and the state of North Carolina are announcing nearly $3.5 million to help the North Carolina Highway Patrol cover Hurricane Florence-related expenses.

DURHAM, N.C. – FEMA and the state of North Carolina are approving more than $7.4 million to reimburse Onslow County for debris removal costs following Hurricane Florence.

DES MOINES, Iowa – The deadline for Iowa disaster survivors to register with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for recovery assistance has been extended to Tuesday, July 16, 2019. The deadline to apply for a low-interest disaster loan from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) also has been extended to July 16.

Oklahoma City, OK – Six more state/federal Mobile Disaster Recovery Centers (DRCs) are opening in the following Oklahoma communities: Henryetta (Okmulgee County), Bartlesville (Washington County), Peggs (Cherokee County), Gore (Sequoyah County), Nowata (Nowata County) and Shawnee (Pottawatomie County).

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — FEMA has approved $1,204,944 to the state of Florida to assist West Florida Electric Cooperative Association with reimbursement for management costs following Hurricane Michael in October 2018 under FEMA’s Public Assistance Program.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — FEMA has approved $889,896 to the State of Florida to assist 20 eligible applicants with reimbursement for eligible costs of debris removal, emergency protective measures, temporary facilities and permanent repairs for Hurricane Michael under FEMA’s Public Assistance Program.

GUAYNABO, Puerto Rico — Federal funds are helping to lay out the blueprint to turn Puerto Rico into a model of disaster resiliency in the Caribbean.

FEMA has obligated about $100 million in architectural and engineering design funding to the Puerto Electric Power Authority, or PREPA, which is the largest obligation for permanent work so far for damage related to Hurricane María.

Oklahoma City, OK — More than $11.9 million in federal assistance grants have been approved by FEMA to help survivors of the severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes and flooding that occurred in Oklahoma between May 7 and June 9, 2019.

While assistance is tax free and grants don’t have to be repaid, FEMA urges survivors to use the funds quickly, wisely and only for disaster-related expenses.

When a grant is awarded, FEMA sends a disaster assistance determination letter listing approved uses including:

Oklahoma, OK – State and federal assistance to help Oklahomans recover from the recent severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes and flooding now exceeds $35 million in combined funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) low-interest disaster loans.

Oklahoma City, OK – A joint state/federal Mobile Disaster Recovery Center (MDRC) is opening on Saturday, June 29 at Shawnee in Pottawatomie County.

Mobile DRCs are disaster resources that allow state and local officials to maximize their reach to as many affected areas and survivors as possible. The centers offer in-person support to Oklahoma homeowners, renters and business owners who sustained damage or losses during the severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes and flooding between May 7 and June 9, 2019.

Oakland, Calif. – The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) granted $2.3 million to Sonoma Water to provide Ely Booster Station protection against a 500-year flood and 7.0 magnitude earthquake. Work will include sealing and elevating electrical equipment above the 500-year floodplain, replacing the pump motor housing structures and switchgear equipment, and anchoring equipment critical to the operation of the booster station.

Columbus, Ohio – A Disaster Recovery Center will open Wednesday, July 3 in Roseville to help renters, homeowners and businesses in Ohio affected by the tornadoes, storms and flooding of May 27 – 29, 2019.        

Location:  Perry & Muskingum County
                  Roseville Elementary School
                  35 Elm St.
                  Roseville, OH 43777
Hours:      Wednesday, July 3 – 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
                  Thursday, July 4 – CLOSED