Jun 10, 2024 · The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s mission is simple - to help people before, during and after disasters.

Jun 28, 2022 · FEMA assists in community recovery through a number of channels, including obligating monetary aid for both individual assistance and public assistance. Individual assistance (IA) to eligible survivors may include temporary or permanent housing, crisis counseling, legal services, disaster case management, and unemployment assistance, among other services. Disaster survivors who need ...

Disaster assistance is financial or direct assistance to individuals, families and businesses whose property has been damaged or destroyed and whose losses are not covered by insurance.

Sep 8, 2023 · FEMA’s programs operate under varied statutory provisions that have different allowability and eligibility requirements; however, the potential to reprogram funds for limited purposes may exist under the Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) and the Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) Program.

Mar 31, 2023 · FEMA’s Office of Response and Recovery (ORR), Response Directorate, Operations Division, FEMA Operations Center, operates and directs the Emergency Notification System (ENS). ENS provides alerts, notifications, warnings, and other similar operations during all hazards, threats, and emergencies to designated FEMA personnel, DHS employees, detailees, contractors, and employees of other ...

Jan 10, 2025 · Disaster can strike at any time and in any place, building slowly, or occurring suddenly without warning. Whatever the scenario, as the federal government's emergency management and preparedness agency, FEMA serves in a coordination and integration role, collaborating with the agency's local, state, federal, tribal, private sector and non-profit partners before, during and after disasters to ...

May 27, 2022 · The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Office of Response and Recovery (ORR), Individual Assistance (IA) Division provides FEMA-administered Disaster Case Management pursuant to Section 426 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. § 5189d (Stafford Act). Through FEMA-administered Disaster Case ...

Appendix A – Pivot Functions, Modules, and Applications The Pivot General Support System (Pivot GSS) includes hardware, software, National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) data, and applications used to assist FEMA in managing the NFIP. Pivot GSS provides a supporting infrastructure and services to allow all other applications to function. While the Pivot GSS does not itself use or maintain ...

Mar 31, 2023 · FEMA has developed the First Responder Training System (FRTS), FirstResponderTraining.gov. FRTS serves as a central access point to validate, FEMA-approved Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs) training and information. FRTS is an internet-based tool used to guarantee the provision of critical training for First Responders. The purpose of this PIA is to ensure the privacy risks associated with ...

Listing of all System of Records Notices (SORNs) for the Department of Homeland Security, Component Agencies, and retired and removed notices.