GOHSEP Elected_Officials_Manual_2015

GOHSEP
Louisiana Elected Officials
Emergency Management Manual
Prepare + Prevent + Respond + Recover + mitigate
5.2.6 Other Recovery Resources
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Federal funding and technical assistance
may be available to assist in recovery
Check these resources.
beyond disaster-related grant programs
provided by the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act
There may be recovery
(Stafford Act) – FEMA Public Assistance resources other than FEMA +
(PA), Individual Assistance (IA) and Mission HUD + CDBG + SBA.
Assignment; U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development (HUD) Community
Development Block Grants (CDBG); and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) disaster loan
programs just discussed. Other Federal agencies may provide assistance in either or both declared
and non-declared events under their own authorities. For example:
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) may be able to respond for up to 10 days
without a Presidential declaration.
• Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) may provide grant assistance to State
governments for debris clearing and/or removal and repair of roads on the designated
Federal Highway System.
• U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA)/Farm Service Agency
(FSA) provides assistance for
natural disaster losses, resulting
from drought, flood, fire, freeze,
tornadoes, pest infestation and
other disasters.
There are many other prospective
public and private sources of recovery
technical assistance and funding support.
Check the Louisiana Recovery Resource
Guide Interactive Spreadsheet found at
LouisianaPA.com/site/resources.cfm, and
check out the LOUISIANA SPEAKS website
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