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specific nav links Home ![]() ![]() Federal Financial Assistance for Historic Preservation ProjectsDisaster Response Disasters, natural and otherwise, can be devastating to historic properties. The following list of Federal disaster relief programs focuses on those that can provide financial assistance for structural rehabilitation after a disaster or proactive efforts to reduce or prevent future potential damage.
This program provides funding for farmers and ranchers to rehabilitate farmland damaged by natural disasters. Restoring structures is among the eligible activities.
Loans are available to help farmers and ranchers recover from production and physical losses due to drought, flooding, and other natural disasters.
Grants can be used for the repair, replacement, or restoration of disaster-damaged publicly owned facilities and the facilities of certain private non-profit organizations.
Project grants to reduce or eliminate future damage from natural hazards can be used for elevating, relocating, or retrofitting structures, including seismic retrofitting.
Project grants to reduce or eliminate future flood damage can be used for elevating, relocating, or other retrofitting of structures.
Project grants to reduce or eliminate future damage from disasters can be used for relocating or retrofitting structures.
Minor, but necessary, disaster-related repairs to housing can be funded through this program.
Loans under this program can be used to repair housing damaged by disasters.
A homeowner may apply for a loan of up to $200,000 to repair or restore his or her primary home to its pre-disaster condition.
Businesses may apply for loans to repair or restore their real property to its pre-disaster condition.
In response to specific natural disasters, Congress may appropriate funds to be dispersed through this housing program. In such cases, funds are available to rehabilitate dwellings in rural areas that are damaged by a natural disaster.
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response to specific natural disasters, Congress may appropriate funds to be dispersed
through this housing program. In such cases, funds are available to rehabilitate
dwellings in rural areas that are damaged by a natural disaster.
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