BATON ROUGE, La. – Nonprofit organizations that experienced damage or losses from the August floods may apply for Federal Emergency Management Agency Public Assistance grants to help them get back to the business of helping others.As part of its mission, FEMA provides grants to state, tribal and local governments and certain private nonprofits through its Public Assistance program. For the August floods, these grants reimburse 90 percent of eligible costs for emergency protective measures, and repair and restoration of public facilities and infrastructure to pre-disaster condition.Only certain nonprofit organizations (PNPs) are...
Oct
05
Oct
05
FEMA Daily Operations Briefing for Wednesday, October 5, 2016
Significant Activity for October 4-5, 2016
Significant Events: Hurricane Matthew
Tropical Activity:
•Atlantic – Hurricane Matthew (Category 3); Tropical Storm Nicole; Disturbance 1 – Low (10%)
•Eastern Pacific – Disturbance 1 – Low (10%)
•Central Pacific – No tropical cyclones are expected through Friday morning
•Western Pacific – No tropical cyclone activity affecting U.S. interests
Significant Weather:
•Rain and Thunderstorms – Pacific Northwest, Southwest, Mississippi Valley, Great Lakes, Ohio and Tennessee valleys, Southeastern U.S. to the Mid-Atlantic
•Rain and Snow – Northern Intermountain...
Oct
04
BATON ROUGE, La. — If your home or business is damaged by a flood, you may be required to meet certain building requirements in your community to reduce future flood damage before you repair or rebuild. The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Standard Flood Insurance Policy provides Increased Cost of Compliance (ICC) coverage, which may be available to help cover the costs of meeting those requirements, subject to eligibility.If eligible, NFIP insurance policyholders may receive up to $30,000 of ICC coverage to help pay the costs to bring their building into...
Oct
04
FEMA Daily Operations Briefing for Tuesday, October 4, 2016
FEMA Daily Operations Briefing for Tuesday, October 4, 2016
Significant Events: Hurricane Matthew
Tropical Activity:
•Atlantic – Hurricane Matthew (Category 4); Disturbance 1 – High (80%)
•Eastern Pacific – Disturbance 1 – Low (10%)
•Central Pacific – No tropical cyclones are expected through Thursday morning
•Western Pacific – No tropical cyclone activity affecting U.S. interests
Significant Weather:
•Severe thunderstorms – Northern/Central Plains, Middle Mississippi Valley
•Rain and thunderstorms – Great Plains, Mississippi Valley, Gulf States, Southeastern U.S., Mid-Atlantic Lakes to Northeast
•Rain and...
Oct
03
BATON ROUGE, La. – The U.S. Small Business Administration is opening a disaster loan outreach center on Thursday, Oct. 6, in St. Landry Parish to assist Louisiana flood survivors. The center will be open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday, until further notice. St. Landry ParishLocation: Word Ministries 1960 West Laurel Avenue Eunice, LA 70535Hours: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Monday through Friday)The new disaster loan outreach center will be transitioning from the FEMA disaster recovery center at the same address that will cease operations at 6 p.m. on Wednesday,...
Oct
03
BATON ROUGE, La. – FEMA has awarded the state approximately $146 million to reimburse local entities for expenses related to response and recovery efforts as a result of August’s severe storms and floods.Here is a breakdown of the funding: Nearly $40 million for debris removal expenses in East Baton Rouge Parish.More than $6 million for debris removal expenses in Livingston Parish.More than $5 million for expenses related to the National Guard’s public safety actions during the disaster response.Nearly $95 million for the state’s Shelter at Home program that provides emergency repairs to...
Oct
03
FEMA Daily Operations Briefing for Monday, October 3, 2016
Significant Events: Hurricane Matthew
Tropical Activity:
•Atlantic – Hurricane Matthew (Category 4); Disturbance 1 – Medium (40%)
•Eastern Pacific – Tropical cyclone activity is not expected during the next 48 hours
•Central Pacific – Disturbance 1 – Medium (40%)
•Western Pacific – Tropical cyclone activity affecting U.S. interest
Significant Weather:
•Heavy snow – Northern Rockies
•Rain and thunderstorms – Great Plains, Southwest, Florida Peninsula, Mid-Atlantic & Lower Great Lakes to Northeast
•Rain and snow - Pacific Northwest to Sierras, Northern Intermountain throughout...
Oct
02
FEMA Daily Operations Briefing for Sunday, October 2, 2016
Significant Events: None
Tropical Activity:
•Atlantic – Hurricane Matthew (Category 4); Disturbance 1 – Low (20%)
•Eastern Pacific – No activity
•Central Pacific – Disturbance 1 – Low (10%)
•Western Pacific – Disturbance 1 (Invest 99W) - Low
Significant Weather:
•Rain and thunderstorms – Rockies, Central Great Basin, Southwest, Southern High Plains, Great Lakes to New England, Mid-Atlantic, and Florida
•Rain and snow - Pacific Northwest to Sierras, Northern Intermountain and Northern Rockies
•Snow – Sierras
•Rain – Northern CA to Pacific...
Oct
01
FEMA Daily Operations Briefing for Saturday, October 1, 2016
FEMA Daily Operations Briefing for Saturday, October 1, 2016
Significant Events: None
Tropical Activity:
•Atlantic – Hurricane Matthew (CAT4); Disturbance 1 – Low (10%)
•Eastern Pacific – Disturbance 1 – Low (near 0%)
•Central Pacific – No tropical cyclones expected through Monday morning
•Western Pacific – No activity affecting U.S. interests
Significant Weather:
•Rain and Thunderstorms – Pacific Northwest, Northern CA, Northern Intermountain, Northern and Central Rockies, Central/Southern Plains, Upper/Middle Mississippi valleys, Great Lakes and Southeast to Mid-Atlantic and Northeast
•Rain and...
Sep
30
BATON ROUGE, La.— A quick fix may change your decision if you applied for FEMA help following Louisiana’s August severe storms and floods and you disagree with your determination letter. Everybody has a right to appeal. Read your determination letter carefully to understand FEMA’s decision and know exactly what you need to do for your appeal. Many times applicants just need to submit some extra documents for FEMA to process their application. FEMA can reconsider you in some cases if you:Submit insurance documents. Provide documents from your insurance company that detail your coverage...