Biden Requests Funds to Rebuild Collapsed Baltimore Bridge November 21, 2024 By Lea Skene President Joe Biden’s pending request for nearly $100 billion in emergency disaster aid includes money to rebuild Baltimore’s Francis Scott...
Virginia Seeks $4.4 Billion Additional Federal Aid for Hurricane Helene Recovery November 20, 2024 Citing the devastating impacts of Hurricane Helene in southwest Virginia, Governor Glenn Youngkin submitted a request to President Joseph Biden,...
Biden Approves Disaster Declaration for Vermont for Late July Flooding September 30, 2024 President Joe Biden has approved a major disaster declaration for the severe flooding that hit northeastern Vermont in late July....
Hurricanes Get the Headlines But Inland Flooding Tops the Disaster List July 25, 2024 By Seth Borenstein Floyd County keeps flooding and the federal government keeps coming to the rescue. In July 2022, at least 40 people...
Disaster Aid Approved for April Snowstorm’s Millions in Damages in Maine May 30, 2024 By Patrick Whittle A powerful late-season snowstorm that caused millions of dollars in damage in Maine was a major disaster, the federal government...
Massachusetts Appeals Denial of Federal Disaster Aid for Fall Flooding March 14, 2024 Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey is appealing a decision of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to deny the state’s request for...
37 Massachusetts Communities Qualify for State Disaster Aid for December Flooding January 22, 2024 Thirty-seven Massachusetts communities damaged by flooding last year will be getting a share of $10 million in disaster relief funding,...
Emergency Federal Aid Approved for Connecticut Following Severe Flooding January 16, 2024 Connecticut is receiving emergency federal aid following severe flooding this month that caused dam breaches and road closures. President Joe...
New York Governor Seeks Federal Disaster Aid for Downstate for September Floods November 30, 2023 New York Governor Kathy Hochul has requested a major disaster declaration from President Joe Biden to support the ongoing recovery...
Severe Weather Set to Boost US Disaster Funding Needs, FEMA Says August 22, 2023 By Alicia Diaz Growing extreme-weather risks mean President Joe Biden’s expected request for billions in extra disaster-relief funding might not be enough for...