South Carolinians who were originally refused help following last October’s historic floods will be getting about $10 million in aid. The State of Columbia reports that the money became available through a program in which Federal Emergency Management Agency disaster …
The U.S. Small Business Administration announced Dec. 8 that federal Economic Injury Disaster Loans are available to small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and most private nonprofit organizations located in South Carolina as a result of …
The mega-storm that devastated South Carolina in early October is estimated to have cost more than $1.4 billion with insurers paying around $181 million of those losses in claims, so far. South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley announced the flood damage …
South Carolina residents who suffered damage in October’s massive floods will have an extra month to request federal help. Gov. Nikki Haley’s office announced in a statement Monday that the deadline to apply for aid from the Federal Emergency Management …
North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory says he will appeal the federal government’s decision refusing aid for eight coastal North Carolina counties for damage caused by heavy rains and flooding in late September and early October. McCrory said Tuesday the Federal …
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency announced that federal disaster aid has been made available to Vermont to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by a severe winter storm on December 9-12, …
More than 2,000 people displaced by Superstorm Sandy are still living in New York City hotels five months after the storm. The New York Times reported on March 29 that the Federal Emergency Management Agency is paying for the rooms …
Florida Gov. Rick Scott is appealing the federal government’s decision to deny additional aid for damage caused by Hurricane Isaac last month. Scott is also asking for more aid than originally requested. On Sept. 19, the Federal Emergency Management Agency …
