Federal disaster recovery programs : brief summaries

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Label

Federal disaster recovery programs : brief summaries

Title remainder

brief summaries

Statement of responsibility

Mary Jordan

Creator

• Jordan, Mary, 1951-

Contributor

• Library of Congress, Congressional Research Service

Subject

• Disaster relief -- United States
• Emergency management
• Emergency management -- United States
• Natural disasters
• Natural disasters -- United States
• United States
• Disaster relief

Language

eng

Summary

This report summarizes principle federal disaster assistance programs for possible use by Members of Congress and staff in helping address the needs of constituents. A number of federal agencies provide assistance to victims; to state, territorial, and local governments; and to nongovernmental entities following a disaster. Among other forms of assistance, federal programs can provide grants, loans, loan guarantees, temporary housing, and counseling. The programs summarized in this catalog fall into two broad categories. First are programs specifically for disaster situations; most of these programs are administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Small Business Administration (SBA). The Homeland Security Act of 2002 (P.L. 107-296) transferred FEMA to the new Department of Homeland Security. Second are general assistance programs that may be used in disaster situations, as well as to meet regular service needs. Many federal agencies, including the Departments of Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, and Justice, administer programs that may be brought to bear under certain circumstances. The programs may also be classified by recipients: primarily individuals, state and local governments, or businesses. They address short-term needs as food and shelter, and such long-term needs as repair of public utilities

Member of

• CRS report for Congress, RL31734

Cataloging source

SNM

Government publication

federal national government publication

Index

no index present

LC call number

HV551.3

LC item number

.J67 2005eb

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Series statement

CRS report for Congress

Series volume

RL31734