Families and Communities

Reviews various sources of funding that are made available for retrofitting structures to make them less vulnerable to natural hazards.

Federal Assistance for farms and rural areas from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Hurricanes typically result in Federally declared disasters. This mobilizes Federal resources for response and recovery, but there are other sources at the state and local level for assisting individuals.

In the weeks and months following a disaster there will be opportunies - and often funding - to use techniques that will make the building more resistant to floods, heavy rain and high winds.

This page provides links to resources useful for the whole family, but children especially, in addressing ways to reduce vulnerability to certain disasters as well as disaster preparedness, responding to and recovering from disasters.

United States citizens live in the most severe weather-prone country on Earth. Each year, Americans cope with an average of 10,000 thunderstorms, 2,500 floods, 1,000 tornadoes, and an average of six deadly hurricanes.