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Disaster Assistance
There are different types of assistance available to help individuals, communities and businesses recover from a disaster. The most assistance is usually available during Presidentially Declared Disasters, when federal programs are offered for disaster victims. The two types of federal disaster assistance that MEMA is most heavily involved with are Individual and Public Assistance Programs from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Individual Assistance programs can aid homeowners and renters with housing needs and necessary assistance through the Housing Assistance and Other Needs Assistance programs. The Housing Assistance program may be able to provide grants to help with temporary housing costs, grants to repair damage caused from a disaster or provide a temporary travel trailer or mobile home. The Other Needs Assistance program offers grants to help with other disaster related expenses such as medical, dental, funeral, personal property, transportation, moving and storage or other expenses authorized by law.
Public Assistance programs can help provide federal grants to local and state governments, non-profit organizations and other political subdivisions for the repair, replacement or restoration of disaster-damaged, publicly owned facilities. Projects that may qualify for federal reimbursement or a percentage of federal reimbursement include: debris removal, emergency protective measures, road systems and bridges, water control facilities, public buildings and contents, public utilities and parks and recreational facilities.
During either a U.S. Small Business Administration Disaster Declaration or as part of a Presidential Disaster Declaration, the SBA can offer low-interest loans to disaster victims who are homeowners, renters or business owners.
During non-Presidential Disaster Declarations, but when the Governor has issued a State of Emergency, MEMA can offer assistance through the State Temporary Housing Program. Through this program, eligible citizens who are displaced from their homes for more than 72 hours may recieve up to three months of rental assistance.
Other types of disaster assistance can range from Disaster Unemployment Assistance, which is administered by the Mississippi Employment Security Commission or the Disaster Food Stamp program, which is administered by the Mississippi Department of Human Services.
MEMA's Web site and news releases will help inform citizens when any of these programs are being offered in the state.
The Mississippi Procurement Technical Assistance Program is an integral element of the Mississippi Development Authority, the chief economic development agency for the State of Mississippi. The program office operates as a bureau (Procurement Technical Assistance Bureau) in the MDA Minority & Small Business Development Division. The MPTAP delivers its services through a statewide network of procurement technical assistance centers with regional centers strategically located in Biloxi, Columbus, Greenville, Meridian and Jackson. Private non-profit corporations (South Mississippi Contract Procurement Center , Inc.; Northeast Mississippi Contract Procurement Center, Inc.; and Delta Contract Procurement Center, Inc.) operate the centers in Biloxi, Greenville and Columbus respectively.
The MPTAP is partially funded by a cooperative agreement grant administered by the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) with matching funds provided by the Mississippi Development Authority, city and county government agencies, economic development organizations and private corporations. The program is a member of the Association of Procurement Technical Assistance Centers (APTAC) .
The MPTAP provides its services only to Mississippi businesses. The services are provided at NO CHARGE
Mission
To enhance national defense and economic development of the state of Mississippi by assisting Mississippi businesses in obtaining federal, state, local government and commercial contracts.