Federal Disaster Programs
Assistance for Individuals, Governments, and Businesses
Federal agencies provide a range of assistance to individual victims; State, territorial, and local governments; and nongovernmental entities after major disasters, including certain terrorist attacks. Types of aid include, but are not limited to, technical assistance, loans and loan guarantees, grants, temporary housing, access to counseling professionals, and medical assistance. The full range of Federal disaster relief assistance is available after the President issues a major disaster declaration pursuant to Stafford Act authority (see box on page 261). More limited aid is available under a Stafford Act emergency declaration or a declaration issued by a department or agency head.Assistance for…
