Mayor Ken Welch announced Monday that the city would open applications for the $159.8 million Sunrise St. Pete program Dec. 15. The government shutdown delayed the launch of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development-funded disaster recovery initiative.

Governor Gavin Newsom spent the day on Capitol Hill meeting with key congressional leaders in both parties as part of his continued push to secure long-delayed federal wildfire recovery funding from the White House for Los Angeles families nearly one year after the catastrophic Palisades and Eaton Fires.

Apple CEO Tim Cook pledged donations for relief and reconstruction in Asia following devastating storms, floods, and fires in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, and Hong Kong. This aligns with Apple's history of crisis support, blending philanthropy with safeguarding its vital supply chain in the region.

The number of people killed by floods and landslides on Indonesia's Sumatra island rose to 708 on Tuesday, the disaster agency said, as authorities rushed to repair infrastructure and deliver aid to cut-off areas.

U.S. Representative Greg Steube (R-Fla.) reintroduced today the Clean Up Disasters and Emergencies with Better Recovery and Immediate Support Act or Clean Up DEBRIS Act. This bill would allow common interest communities, condominiums, and other private housing cooperatives to receive debris removal assistance from the federal government after a natural disaster or emergency.

The U.S. Department of Labor today awarded an additional $4 million in funding to support disaster-relief jobs and continued employment and training for North Carolina residents affected in September 2024 when Hurricane Helene brought the worst flooding in a century to the area. 

Officials with the Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management announced a reduction of some state emergency response operations on Friday, and a transition from a response to a recovery phase following the Western Alaska storms as winter sets in.

Oregon’s U.S. senators are urging their peers on a powerful budgeting committee to send emergency funding to Oregon and other states where national lands and parks were recently burned by wildfires.

Governor Rhoden announced on Monday that the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development approved South Dakota’s Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Relief Action Plan for North Sioux City.

Arkansas farmers and ranchers who receive federal disaster and relief aid through the U.S. Department of Agriculture will get an exemption from state taxes on these payments.

Five fire survivor families are soon to be first-time homebuyers. It’s all thanks to federal funding granted to the Maui County to help those displaced by the 2023 disaster.

The new funds, totaling $4 million, represent the remaining portion of a $10 million Disaster Recovery Dislocated Worker Grant that the U.S. Department of Labor initially awarded to North Carolina in 2024 in the wake of Helene.

The U.S. Department of Labor today awarded $1 million in grant funding to support disaster-relief jobs and employment and training services for Alaska residents in the aftermath of severe storms and flooding caused by Typhoon Halong. 

Those who intend to seek Community Development Block Grants for disaster recovery no longer have a Nov. 28 deadline to file their paperwork. According to the New Mexico Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, there is no set date for the intent to apply or the actual application to be submitted.

State Auditor Dave Boliek said Wednesday he wants his office and other statewide elected offices to have more input in North Carolina’s hurricane recovery efforts for the ongoing Helene rebuild and future disasters.

The U.S. Department of Labor today awarded $4 million in additional funding to support continued disaster-relief jobs for Missouri residents affected by severe storms that occurred in spring 2025. 

Oregon will receive federal emergency funding to support recovery efforts in three southwest counties that experienced intense storms and floods between March 13- 20. 

Notice: Beginning November 17th, new aid will be available for Tampa homeowners affected by hurricanes Helene and Milton. The program, Homeowner Hurricane Assistance (HHA) will prioritize homeowners in the hardest hit zip-codes, including Forest Hills/North Tampa, Palmetto Beach and South of Gandy/Port Tampa. 

Vermont officials are building a case to appeal President Donald Trump’s rejection of a state request for federal disaster aid that would help a number of Caledonia and Essex county towns foot the bills from major flooding this past July.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy signed an extension of the state’s disaster declaration on Saturday, Nov. 8 to continue emergency response and recovery efforts following the Western Alaska storms, including the remnants of Typhoon Halong.