Puerto Rico Hurricane Irene

Sunday, August 21, 2011 to Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Major Disaster Declaration declared on August 27, 2011 (DR-4017)

News Releases

July 23, 2012

PRESIDENT DECLARES A MAJOR DISASTER FOR WEST VIRGINIA

March 27, 2012

Seven Months Later, Disaster Aid Surpasses $83.9 million

January 18, 2012

$26.1 Million disbursed for Public Assistance Disaster Aid

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Preliminary Damage Assessment

Puerto Rico, FEMA-4017-DR (PDF 21KB)

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Assistance to State and local governments, Native American Tribes and certain Private-Non-Profit Organizations

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Individual Assistance Definitions

Individuals & Household Program (IHP): Provides money and services to people in Presidentially declared disaster areas.

Housing Assistance (HA): Provides assistance for disaster-related housing needs.

Other Needs Assistance (ONA): Provides assistance for other disaster-related needs, such as furnishings, transportation, and medical.

Public Assistance Definitions

Public Assistance (PA): Disaster grant assistance available for communities to quickly respond to and recover from major disasters or emergencies declared by the President

Emergency Work (Categories A-B): Work that must be performed to reduce or eliminate an immediate threat to life, protect public health and safety, and to protect improved property that is significantly threatened due to disasters or emergencies declared by the President

Permanent Work (Categories C-G): Work that is required to restore a damaged facility, through repair or restoration, to its pre-disaster design, function, and capacity in accordance with applicable codes and standards

*Dollars Approved: Assistance dollars approved but not necessarily disbursed.

*Dollars Obligated: Funds made available to the State via electronic transfer following FEMA's final review and approval of Public Assistance projects.

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