FEMA's Public Assistance Grant Program : Background and Considerations for Congress.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Government Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Disaster relief.

Disasters.

Federal aid.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (64 pages)) : digital, PDF file

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2015.

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PDF

Summary:

Provides background on key elements of FEMA public assistance (PA) program, which provides financial grant assistance to States, tribes, and local communities both in the response to and recovery from significant disasters. Covers applicant eligibility, types of assistance available, and methods FEMA uses for awarding grant assistance. Summarizes analysis of Federal obligations for PA program assistance, including important variables such as the distribution of Federal obligations across PA program eligible categories of work assistance. Discusses several policy issues for Congressional consideration, including significant prospective changes to PA program and role of PA program in the context of other Federal agency disaster assistance authorities.

Notes:

CRS Report.

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed May 2015). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Government Division. FEMA's Public Assistance Grant Program

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Restricted for use by site license.