Income limits increased — up to $211,050 in Los Angeles County — expanding eligibility for families rebuilding after disasters.

Eager to receive a share of the $67.9 million in match-free Community Development Disaster Recovery grants that the state will be handing out to flood-ravaged communities, applicants submitted requests by the Sept. 30 deadline totalling $121 million, almost double the amount of available funds.

Program offers low-interest assistance for homeowners, renters, and businesses recovering from Sept. floods.

U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski, and Congressman Nick Begich (all R-Alaska) today thanked President Donald Trump for swiftly approving Governor Mike Dunleavy’s (R-Alaska) request for a federal disaster declaration in response to the widespread devastation caused by the remnants of Typhoon Halong across Western Alaska, particularly throughout the Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta region.

A lack of payments technology hindered government Covid-19 relief payments, a gap that FedNow's operators say has been bridged enough to provide a lure for banks to adopt real-time payments.

As the US government shutdown hurtles through a fourth week, the main source of federal funding for disaster relief efforts is running critically low, according to people familiar with the matter and an internal report reviewed by Bloomberg.

Falling federal aid should spur states to plan better for disasters, they say.

President Donald J. Trump has approved a federal disaster declaration for the State of Alaska due to the 2025 West Coast Storm.

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The president also pledged $25 million in immediate disaster relief funding to cover costs as storm damage is still assessed.

State emergency management officials tasked with preparing for natural disasters and responding to emergencies think serious cuts to federal security grants and restrictions on money allocated for readiness and funding delays are posing a risk to their ability to respond to a crisis. 

Onslow County, in collaboration with Trillium Health Resources, conducted a disaster simulation exercise on Tuesday to assess their crisis management capabilities.

Fires in Los Angeles and severe spring storms were the main drivers, according to a new analysis.

A North St. Louis building that itself was damaged by the May 16 tornado that devastated parts of the city and served as a disaster recovery center is taking on a new tornado recovery-related purpose, officials with the city and the Urban League announced Tuesday.

U.S. Senator Deb Fischer’s (R-Neb.) legislation, the Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act, was approved by the Senate Agriculture Committee.

During a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) pressed experts on how to strengthen disaster recovery and mitigation programs for communities like Globe and Miami in Arizona, where recent historic flooding devastated neighborhoods and business, claiming three lives, in addition to the dozens of other lives lost to extreme weather in Arizona this year.

On Tuesday, the North Carolina General Assembly approved a targeted spending plan that directs millions toward disaster recovery, education, infrastructure, and government operations.

On Tuesday, Oct. 21, the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners approved a budget amendment to increase the Hurricane Helene grant project by $14 million.

In a US buffeted by extreme weather, disaster spending is becoming a key driver of the economy.

A year after Hurricane Helene, FEMA hasn’t reimbursed millions of dollars spend on cleanup and recovery, upending local budgets and hindering reconstruction.