Major Disaster Declarations for Snow Assistance and Severe Winter Storms An Overview

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Disaster relief.

Federal aid.

Nonprofit organizations.

Storms.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[United States] [publisher not identified] 2014

Summary:

Describes snow assistance and assistance for severe winter storms, disaster declaration process, criteria used to make eligibility determinations, and types of assistance that are provided after the President has issued a major disaster declaration for the incident. Provides historical data on winter incidents since 2009, including obligations for the incidents from FEMA disaster relief fund, which is used to fund a wide variety of programs, grants, and other forms of emergency and disaster assistance to States, local governments, certain nonprofit entities, and families and individuals affected by disasters

Notes:

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Other Format:

Microfiche version United States. General Accounting Office. General Government Division. Major Disaster Declarations for Snow Assistance and Severe Winter Storms

Publisher Number:

CRS-2014-GVF-0485

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license