Disaster Assistance

A Guide to Recovery Programs

FEMA-229 / September 2005
Signatories to the National Response Plan 

Department of Agriculture 

Department of Commerce 

Department of Defense 

Department of Education 

Department of Energy 

Department of Health and Human Services 

Department of Homeland Security 

Department of Housing and Urban Development 

Department of the Interior 

Department of Justice 

Department of Labor 

Department of State 

Department of Transportation 

Department of the Treasury 

Department of Veterans Affairs 

Central Intelligence Agency 

Environmental Protection Agency 

Federal Bureau of Investigation 

Federal Communications Commission 

General Services Administration 

National Aeronautics and Space Administration 

National Transportation Safety Board 

Nuclear Regulatory Commission 

Office of Personnel Management 

Small Business Administration 

Social Security Administration 

Tennessee Valley Authority 

U.S. Agency for International Development 

U.S. Postal Service 

American Red Cross 

Corporation for National and Community Service 

National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster 
Disaster Assistance: 

A Guide to Recovery Programs 

FEMA 229(4), September 2005 

Supersedes FEMA 229(4), December 2004 

A Federal Interagency Publication 

Developed by Signatories to 

the National Response Plan 

September 2005

he Federal Government helps States and localities to prepare for disasters 

by providing financial and technical assistance for emergency planning 

and training, conducting exercises of plans, and building and maintaining T 

an emergency management infrastructure. 

In a catastrophic or major disaster incident, the National Response Plan, a 

national approach to domestic incident management, will be activated. This 

interagency plan describes the resources that Federal agencies can mobilize to 

support initial emergency functions and how they will integrate with state, local, 

private sector, and non-governmental resources. It outlines planning 

assumptions, policies, a concept of operations, and organizational structures. 

Disaster Assistance: A Guide to Recovery Programs supports the National 

Response Plan as a resource for Federal, State, local, and non-governmental 

officials. It contains brief descriptions and contact information for Federal 

programs that may be able to provide disaster recovery assistance to eligible 

applicants. 

The programs described in this guide may all be of assistance during disaster 

incident recovery. Some are available only after a Presidential declaration of 

disaster, but others are available without a declaration. Please see the individual 

program descriptions for details. A Governor may request a Presidential 

declaration in the event of a disaster incident in which State and local 

emergency resources are overwhelmed. The request must satisfy the provisions 

of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, as 

amended, which is the primary legislative authority for the Federal Government 

to assist State and local governments in carrying out their responsibilities for 

disaster response and recovery. This Guide presents an array of programs that 

may be of assistance during disaster recovery, depending upon the 

circumstances, community needs, and available resources. Please verify the 

applicability of a particular program with the responsible agency.

Table of Contents 

About This Publication 

Purpose xiii 

Background xiii 

Organization and Use xiv 

Section I: Disaster-Specific Recovery Programs I-1 

• Beach Erosion Control Projects 

 — Department of Defense (DOD)/U.S. Army Corps of 

 Engineers (USACE) I-2 

• Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants 

 — Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)/ 

 Community Planning and Development (CPD) I-3 

• Community Development Block Grants/ 

 States Program — HUD/CPD I-4 

• Community Disaster Loan Program 

 — Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/ 

 Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) I-6

• Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training Program (CCP) 

 — DHS/FEMA/Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)/ 

 Center for Mental Health Services/Substance Abuse and 

 Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) I-7 

• Disaster Assistance: Cora C. Brown Fund 

 — DHS/ FEMA I-8 

• Disaster Assistance for Older Americans 

 — DHHS/Administration on Aging I-9 

• Disaster Assistance: Red Cross Disaster Services 

 Program — American Red Cross I-10 

• Disaster Coordination: Voluntary Organizations 

 — National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster I-12 

• Disaster Legal Services I-13 

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• Economic Adjustment Assistance Program 

 — Department of Commerce (DOC)/Economic 

 Development Administration I-14 

• Economic Injury Disaster Loans 

 — Small Business Administration (SBA) I-15 

• Employment: Disaster Unemployment Assistance 

 Program — Department of Labor (DOL)/DHS/FEMA I-17 

• Employment: Workforce Investment Act, Title I, 

 National Emergency Grants 

 — DOL/Employment and Training Administration (ETA) I-18 

• Farming Operations: Emergency Loans 

 — Department of Agriculture (USDA)/Farm Service Agency (FSA) I-19 

• Finance: Regulatory Relief for Federally Insured Financial Institutions 

 — Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Board of Governors 

 of the Federal Reserve System, National Credit Union 

 Administration, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, 

 Office of Thrift Supervision I-20 

• Fire Management Assistance Grant Program — DHS/FEMA I-22 

• Flood: Post-Flood Response — DOD/USACE I-23 

• Flood: Rehabilitation of Flood Control Works or Federally 

 Authorized Hurricane and Shore Protection Works 

 — DOD/USACE I-24 

• Housing: HOME Investment Partnerships Program 

 — HUD/CPD I-25 

• Housing: Individuals and Households Program 

 — DHS/FEMA I-27 

• Housing: Mortgage Insurance for Disaster Victims 

 — HUD/Federal Housing Administration (FHA) I-29 

• Loans: Physical Disaster Loans (Business) — SBA I-30 

• Loans: Physical Disaster Loans (Individual) — SBA I-32 

• Mental Health Disaster Assistance 

 — DHHS/Public Health Service (PHS)/SAMHSA I-33 

• Mitigation: Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) 

 — DHS/FEMA I-34 

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• Public Assistance Program — DHS/FEMA I-35 

• Savings Bond Replacement or Redemption 

 — Department of the Treasury/Bureau of the Public Debt I-37 

• Tax Refund: Alcohol and Tobacco 

 — Department of the Treasury/Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco I-38 

• Taxes: Disaster Assistance Program 

 — Department of the Treasury/Internal Revenue Service I-39 

• Transportation: Emergency Relief Program 

 — Department of Transportation (DOT)/Federal 

 Highway Administration I-40 

• Water: Emergency Community Water Assistance Grants 

 — USDA/Rural Utilities Service (RUS) I-41 

• Watercourse Navigation: Protection, Clearing 

 and Straightening Channels —DOD/USACE I-42 

• Watersheds: Emergency Watershed Protection Program 

 — USDA/Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) I-43 

Section II: Disaster-Applicable Recovery Programs II-45 

• Animals: Emergency Haying and Grazing 

 — USDA/FSA II-46 

• Business and Industrial Loans 

 — USDA/Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBS) II-46 

• Coastal Zone Management Administration Awards 

 — DOC/National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

 Administration (NOAA) II-47 

• Community Development Block Grants/ 

 Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program — HUD/CPD II-48 

• Community Relations Service (CRS) 

 — Department of Justice/CRS II-49 

• Community Services Block Grant 

 — DHHS/Administration for Children and Families (ACF)/ 

 Office of Community Services II-50 

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• Community Services Block Grant Discretionary Awards 

 — DHHS/ACF/Office of Community Services II-51 

• Conservation: Cooperative Endangered Species 

 Conservation Fund — Department of the Interior (DOI)/ 

 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) II-52 

• Conservation: Emergency Conservation Program 

 — USDA/FSA II-52 

• Conservation: Habitat Conservation 

 — DOC/NOAA/National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) II-53 

• Conservation: National Coastal Wetlands Conservation 

 Grant Program — DOI/FWS II-54 

• Conservation: Resource Conservation and Development 

 — USDA/NRCS II-55 

• Conservation Technical Assistance — USDA/NRCS II-55 

• Conservation: Wetland Reserve Program 

 — USDA/NRCS II-56 

• Conservation: Wildlife Restoration 

 — DOI/FWS II-57 

• DAMS: National Dam Safety Program 

 — DHS/FEMA II-58 

• Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program 

 — DOI/U.S. Geological Survey II-59 

• Earth System Observations 

 — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)/ 

 Science Mission Directorate (SMD) II-60 

• Education: Extension Service Post-Crisis Education 

 and Assistance 

 — USDA/Cooperative State Research Education 

 and Extension Service II-60 

• Employment: Unemployment Insurance 

 — DOL/ETA II-61 

• Environmental Quality Incentives Program 

 — USDA/NRCS II-62 

• Family Assistance — DHHS/ACF/Office of Family Assistance II-63 

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• Farm Operating Loans — USDA/FSA II-63 

• Farm Ownership Loans — USDA/FSA II-64 

• Farming (Insurance): Federal Crop Insurance Program 

 — USDA/Risk Management Agency II-64 

• Farming (Insurance): Non-Insured Crop 

 Disaster Assistance Program — USDA/FSA II-66 

• Farming (Loans): Intermediary Re-lending Program 

 — USDA/RBS II-66 

• Flood: Automated Flood Warning System (AFWS) 

 — DOC/NOAA/National Weather Service II-67 

• Flood: Emergency Advance Measures for Flood Prevention 

 — DOD/USACE II-68 

• Flood Insurance: Community Assistance Program, 

 State Support Services Element — DHS/FEMA II-69 

• Flood Mitigation Assistance Program — DHS/FEMA II-69 

• Flood: National Flood Insurance Program 

 — DHS/FEMA II-70 

• Food Distribution 

 — USDA/Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) II-71 

• Food Stamps — USDA/FNS II-72 

• Hazardous Materials: State Access to the Oil 

 Spill Liability Trust Fund— DHS/U.S. Coast Guard II-73 

• Hazardous Waste Worker Health and Safety Training 

 — DHHS/PHS/National Institute of Environmental Health Services II-73 

• HEALTH: Disease Control and Prevention 

 — DHHS/PHS/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention II-74 

• Health Program for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry 

 — DHHS/PHS/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry II-75 

• Historic Preservation Fund Grants-in-Aid — DOI/NPS II-76 

• Historic Preservation: National Register of 

 Historic Places — DOI/NPS II-77 

• Housing: Choice Program 

 — HUD/Office of Public and Indian Housing II-78 

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• Housing: Direct Loans for Disabled Veterans 

 — Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA)/ 

 Veterans Benefits Administration II-78 

• Housing: Indian Housing Assistance 

 — DOI/Bureau of Indian Affairs II-80 

• Housing: Rural Housing Service Section 502 

 Direct and Guaranteed Loan Program 

 — USDA/Rural Development/Rural Housing Service (RHS) II-80 

• Housing: Rural Housing Service Section 504 

 Repair Grants and Loans — USDA/Rural Development/RHS II-81 

• Parks: Land and Water Fund Grants 

 — DOI/National Park Service (NPS) II-82 

• Parks: Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Program 

 — DOI/NPS II-83 

• Pre-Disaster Mitigation Program Competitive Grants 

 — FEMA/DHS II-83 

• Snow Survey and Water Supply Forecasts — USDA/NRCS II-84 

• Social Security Assistance — Social Security Administration II-85 

• Soil Survey — USDA/NRCS II-86 

• Surplus Property: Disposal of Federal Surplus 

 Real Property — General Services Administration (GSA)/ 

 Federal Supply Service (FSS) II-87 

• Surplus Property: Donation of Federal Surplus 

 Personal Property — GSA/FS II-88 

• Surplus Property: Use of Surplus Property 

 for Public Health and Homeless Purpose 

 — DHHS/Program Support Center II-88 

• Veterans Medical Care: Grants to States for 

 Construction of State Home Facilities 

 — DVA/Veterans Health Administration II-89 

• Water and Waste Disposal Loans and Grants — USDA/RUS II-90 

• Water Pollution Control 

 — Environmental Protection Agency/Office of Water II-91 

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• Watershed Operations: Small Watershed Program, 

 Flood Prevention Program — USDA/NRCS II-91 

• Watershed Surveys and Planning — USDA/NRCS II-92 

Appendices 

• Acronyms Used in This Publication 97 

• Recovery Programs by Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Title 100 

Indices 

By Agency 112 

By Type of Assistance 119 

By Recipient (programs listed alphabetically) 125 

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About This Publication

Purpose 

Use program summaries in this publication only as a guide to potential sources 

of disaster assistance. Obtain more complete information from the contact noted 

at the end of each summary. 

The purpose of this guide is to provide basic information about programs of 

assistance available to individuals, businesses, and public entities after a disaster 

incident. These programs help individuals cope with their losses, and affected 

businesses and public entities restore their structures and operations. The 

information is intended to serve as a starting point for disaster workers and local, 

State, and Federal officials to locate sources of help as they seek more definitive 

information, such as eligibility criteria and application processes. Included are 

programs that make financial assistance available, as well as those that provide 

technical assistance and/or goods and other services. 

Background 

The program summaries in this guide evolved from an initial compilation of 

programs obtained from the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA), 

the compendium of financial and non-financial programs throughout the Federal 

Government that provides assistance or benefits to the American public. The 

relevant agencies reviewed, revised, and added to the summaries to reflect 

programs that are specifically intended to apply to disaster recovery and regular 

agency programs that, in special circumstances, may support disaster recovery. 

Summaries include the notation “CFDA Number.” This refers to the program 

number found in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance. 

The CFDA includes a comprehensive list of Federal regional and local office 

addresses and telephone numbers that is also a useful reference for obtaining 

program information. The CFDA can be obtained from the Internet and GSA’s 

free CFDA website at http://www.cfda.gov. However if interested in purchasing 

the CFDA from the Government Printing Office (GPO), contact the 

Superintendent of Documents at (202) 512-1800 or toll free at 866-512-1800, or 

you may reach GPO's on-line bookstore at: http://bookstore.gpo.gov. 

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This guide revises and supersedes Disaster Assistance: A Guide to Recovery 

Programs (FEMA 229(4)), published by the Federal Emergency Management 

Agency (FEMA) in December 2000. Additional copies of the guide, as well as 

copies of the National Response Plan, are available from the FEMA Distribution 

Facility, Suite D, 8231 Stayton Drive, Jessup, Maryland 20794; Telephone: 

(800) 480-2520. Program summary changes or suggestions for improving the 

publication may be forwarded to the Recovery Division, FEMA, Department of 

Homeland Security (DHS), 500 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472. 

Organization and Use 

An objective of this guide is to reflect in one document, recovery assistance and 

services available to victims of a disaster incident. 

Eligibility requirements may be more comprehensive or more restrictive than 

they appear to be in this guide. It is important, therefore, to obtain additional 

information about program eligibility from the program source. 

Program summaries are organized in two sections: (I) specific agency programs 

that exist for the express purpose of aiding victims of a disaster incident 

(disaster-specific programs) and (II) regular agency programs that may be 

applied to disaster incident recovery under special circumstances (disasterapplicable programs). Section I program summaries include slightly more 

information than Section II programs, as reflected below. Inclusion of a 

program does not necessarily mean that assistance is available. Congress may 

authorize a program but may not appropriate funds for it in a given fiscal year. 

Current efforts of Congress and the Administration to streamline government 

also may result in the elimination of some of the programs or consolidation into 

larger block grants. In Sections I and II program summaries are organized 

alphabetically by title or subject, where this is more helpful. If needed, see 

Appendix Two for a crosswalk between program titles used in this publication 

and program titles in the CFDA.

As a further aid, summaries are indexed alphabetically as follows: 

1. By the Federal or nonprofit agency that has primary responsibility for 

administration of the program 

2. By the type of assistance available, including Advisory and Counseling 

Services; Direct Payments; Donations; Education, Technical Information, and 

Training; Formula Grants, Project and Other Grants; Loans; Sale of Goods or 

Property; Specialized Services; and Technical Assistance 

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3. By the category of recipient of assistance, as follows: Federal agencies, 

States, Localities, Nonprofit organizations (sometimes specified by category, 

such as universities or organizations that do the work of government), 

Businesses, and Individuals 

Assistance to individuals may include funds for temporary housing for victims, 

individual and family grants to meet disaster-related expenses, and loans to 

individuals for repair or replacement of real and personal property. Funds may 

flow directly from the Federal Government to the individual, or from the Federal 

Government to the individual through a State or a subdivision of a State, or from 

a nonprofit organization to the individual. 

Assistance to businesses (including farms and sole proprietorships) generally is 

made available when the ability to continue operations is terminated or impaired 

by a disaster. Such assistance may include loans or grants to replace livestock 

herds, restore damaged structures, or replace inventories. 

Assistance to public entities (States, localities, etc.) comprises measures such as 

repair or replacement of non-federally supported thoroughfares and water 

control facilities (e.g., dikes, irrigation works, levees, and drainage systems) and 

clearance of debris necessary to protect the public interest. It also includes 

repair or replacement of Federal buildings, State-supported schools, or public 

facilities in U.S. Trust Territories or on Native American lands. It includes 

loans to communities that have incurred substantial losses of tax and other 

revenue and the use of government-owned equipment, supplies, facilities, 

personnel, and other resources. Recipients of public assistance may include 

States, political subdivisions of States (counties or parishes), any type of 

organization under the aegis of a State agency, localities (municipalities, 

unincorporated towns, water control districts, etc.), U.S. Trust Territories or 

possessions, Indian tribes, universities, or other nonprofit organizations. 

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Section I: 

Disaster-Specific Recovery 

Programs

rograms summarized in this section have been specifically authorized for 

use in assisting affected individuals, businesses, and/or public entities to 

recover from the consequences of a disaster incident. Benefits under 

these programs generally are triggered by a Presidential declaration of a major 

disaster or emergency under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 

Emergency Assistance Act. 

P 

A major disaster is defined as any natural catastrophe or, regardless of cause, 

any fire, flood, or explosion that causes damage of sufficient severity and 

magnitude to warrant assistance to supplement State, local, and disaster relief 

organization efforts to alleviate damage, loss, hardship, or suffering. 

An emergency is defined as any occasion or instance for which Federal 

assistance is needed to supplement State and local efforts to save lives and 

protect property and public health and safety, or to lessen or avert the threat of a 

catastrophe. 

A Governor may request that the President declare a major disaster or 

emergency when available State and local resources are insufficient. The 

request must satisfy the provisions of the Stafford Act. Concurrent with a 

Presidential declaration, FEMA designates the types of assistance to be made 

available under the Stafford Act. This may include individual assistance, public 

assistance, and/or hazard mitigation assistance. Depending upon the situation, 

other Federal disaster relief programs may be activated as well. 

The Secretary of Agriculture and the Administrator of the Small Business 

Administration may also declare disasters and provide disaster assistance under 

their statutory authorities. 

A discussion of the general procedures and process for requesting Federal 

assistance and the type of assistance that may be available, with or without a 

Presidential declaration appears in the FEMA publication, A Guide to Federal 

Aid in Disasters (FEMA 262, June 1997). To order, contact the FEMA 

Distribution Facility at P.O. Box 2012, Jessup, MD 20794-2012; Telephone: 

(800) 480-2520. 

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Beach Erosion Control Projects 

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DOD)/Department of the Army/U.S. Army 

Corps of Engineers (USACE) 

RECIPIENTS: States, Localities 

ACTIVATING MECHANISM: Decision of the Chief of Engineers 

PURPOSE: To control public beach and shore erosion through projects not 

specifically authorized by Congress 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Specialized services. USACE designs and 

constructs the project. 

COST-SHARING REQUIREMENTS: Project planning is accomplished 

through a feasibility study. The first $100,000 of the study is Federally funded 

by USACE. The remainder of the study’s costs is shared 50/50 between 

USACE and the non-Federal sponsor. Local cost participation requirements and 

procedures are similar to those for beach erosion control projects specifically 

authorized by Congress under normal procedures except that Federal 

participation cannot exceed $3 million. Local costs are based on the public use 

and ownership of the beach protected. 

ELIGIBILITY: States, political subdivisions of States, or other responsible 

local agencies established under State law and having full authority and ability 

to assume necessary legal and financial responsibilities 

APPLICATION: State or local government officials should consult the nearest 

District Engineer, then send a letter indicating intent to meet requirements for 

local participation. An environmental impact statement also is required. 

CONTACT: Headquarters Office: USACE, Attn: CECW-PB, DOD, 

Washington, DC 20314–1000, Telephone: (202) 761-7674 (FTS not available). 

Local: Contact local District Engineer. Additional information is available on 

USACE’s web site, www.usace.army.mil

CFDA NUMBER: 12.101 Beach Erosion Control Projects 

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Community Development Block Grants / 

Entitlement Grants 

AGENCY: Department of Housing and Urban Development 

(HUD)/Community Planning and Development (CPD) 

RECIPIENTS: Localities 

ACTIVATING MECHANISM: Presidential declaration of a major disaster or 

emergency under the Stafford Act 

PURPOSE: To develop viable urban communities by providing decent housing 

and a suitable living environment, and by expanding economic opportunities, 

principally for low- to moderate-income persons 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Formula grants to entitlement communities 

(metropolitan cities and urban counties). Disaster-related assistance is one of 

numerous areas in which community development-type activities may be 

eligible under the Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) program. 

The most appropriate disaster-related use of funds is for long-term recovery 

needs, such as: rehabilitating residential and commercial buildings; 

homeownership assistance, including down-payment assistance and interest rate 

subsidies; building new replacement housing; code enforcement; acquiring, 

constructing, or reconstructing public facilities and improvements, including 

streets, neighborhood centers, and water and sewer facilities; assistance to 

disaster-affected businesses for carrying out economic development activities to 

create and retain jobs; buying flood-prone properties and making other 

mitigation efforts to protect damaged properties from, and reduce the cost of, 

future disaster damage; and making relocation payments to displaced people 

and businesses, and other activities. Funds also may be used for emergency 

response activities, such as debris removal, clearance, and demolition, and 

extraordinary increases in the level of public services for disaster victims. 

Because conditions may change from the time a community develops its plans 

for how it expects to use its CDBG funds to the time the funds actually get used, 

program rules authorize amending the planned use to delete activities and 

substitute others. This means that when a disaster occurs, a community may 

elect to amend its planned use of funds already awarded to use the funds instead 

for those disaster response and recovery activities that do not duplicate activities 

reimbursable by the Federal Emergency Management Agency or available 

through the Small Business Administration’s disaster loan programs. The 

community may also reprogram other unexpended CDBG funds for those 

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purposes. Citizen participation procedures must be followed; waivers of this 

requirement are discouraged, although the process may be accelerated. At least 

70 percent of funds must be used for activities that principally benefit persons of 

low and moderate income. 

COST-SHARING REQUIREMENTS: None 

ELIGIBILITY: Certain metropolitan cities and qualified urban counties. 

Grantees in designated major disaster areas may receive waivers of statutory and 

regulatory program requirements regarding the use of annual allocations of 

CDBG funds that recipients designate to address the damage. However, 

statutory requirements pertaining to nondiscrimination, fair housing, labor 

standards, environmental standards, and benefiting of persons of low and 

moderate income may not be waived. Additional grants are not available unless 

emergency supplemental CDBG funds are appropriated. 

APPLICATION: Recipients must submit new or amended Action Plans 

regarding the proposed use of funds. HUD will review and respond quickly to 

questions about program requirements and requests for waivers. 

CONTACT: Headquarters Office: Office of Block Grant Assistance, CPD, 

HUD, 451 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20410-7000; 

Telephone: (202) 708-3587 (use same number for FTS). Local: The CPD 

division in the applicable HUD Field Office. Additional information is available 

on HUD’s web site, www.hud.gov. 

CFDA NUMBER: 14.218 Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants 

Community Development Block Grants/ 

States Program 

AGENCY: Department of Housing and Urban Development 

(HUD)/Community Planning and Development (CPD) 

RECIPIENTS: Localities via States 

ACTIVATING MECHANISM: Presidential declaration of a major disaster or 

emergency under the Stafford Act 

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PURPOSE: To develop viable urban communities by providing decent housing 

and a suitable living environment, and by expanding economic opportunities, 

principally for low- to moderate- income persons 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Formula grants to States for non-entitlement 

communities. Disaster-related assistance is one of numerous areas in which 

community development-type activities may be eligible under the CDBG 

program. The most appropriate disaster-related use of funds is for long-term 

recovery needs, such as: rehabilitating residential and commercial buildings; 

homeownership assistance, including down payment assistance and interest rate 

subsidies; building new replacement housing; code enforcement; acquiring, 

constructing, or reconstructing public facilities and improvements, including 

streets, neighborhood centers, and water and sewer facilities; assistance to 

disaster-affected businesses for carrying out economic development activities to 

create and retain jobs; buying flood-prone properties and making other 

mitigation efforts to protect damaged properties from, and reduce the cost of, 

future disaster damage; and making relocation payments to displaced people and 

businesses, and other activities. Funds may also be used for emergency 

response activities, such as debris removal, clearance, and demolition, and 

extraordinary increases in the level of public services for disaster victims. States 

establish the method for distributing funds, such as providing for set-asides or 

allowing flexibility in reordering funding categories in the event of a disaster or 

emergency. States may program funds for disaster response and recovery 

activities that do not duplicate activities reimbursable by the Federal Emergency 

Management Agency or available through the Small Business Administration’s 

disaster loan programs. States may also reprogram other unexpended CDBG 

funds for those purposes. Citizen participation procedures must be followed; 

waivers of this requirement are discouraged, although the process may be 

accelerated. At least 70 percent of funds must be used for activities that 

principally benefit persons of low and moderate income. 

COST-SHARING REQUIREMENTS: None 

ELIGIBILITY: State governments that have elected to administer CDBG funds 

for non-entitled communities. States with designated major disaster areas may 

receive waivers of statutory and regulatory program requirements regarding the 

use of annual allocations of CDBG funds that States or State grant recipients 

designate to address the damage. However, statutory requirements pertaining to 

nondiscrimination, fair housing, labor standards, environmental standards, and 

benefiting persons of low and moderate income may not be waived. Additional 

grants are not available unless emergency supplemental CDBG funds are 

appropriated. 

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APPLICATION: A State must submit a new or amended Action Plan if its 

method of distribution changes. HUD will review and respond quickly to 

questions about program requirements and requests for waivers. 

CONTACT: Headquarters Office: Office of Block Grant Assistance, CPD, 

HUD, 451 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20410-7000; Telephone: (202) 

708-3587 (use same number for FTS). Local: The CPD division in the 

applicable HUD Field Office. Additional information is available on HUD’s 

web site, www.hud.gov. 

CFDA NUMBER: 14.228 Community Development Block Grants/State's Program 

Community Disaster Loan Program 

AGENCY: Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Emergency 

Management Agency (FEMA) 

RECIPIENTS: Localities 

ACTIVATING MECHANISM: Presidential declaration of a major disaster or 

emergency under the Stafford Act, designated for public assistance 

PURPOSE: To provide funds to any eligible jurisdiction in a designated disaster 

area that has suffered a substantial loss of tax and other revenue. The 

jurisdiction must demonstrate a need for financial assistance to perform its 

governmental functions. 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Loans not to exceed 25 percent of the local 

government’s annual operating budget for the fiscal year in which the major 

disaster occurs, up to a maximum of $5 million. 

COST-SHARING REQUIREMENTS: None 

ELIGIBILITY: Any local government or other eligible jurisdiction in a 

designated disaster area that has demonstrated a substantial tax loss and a need 

for financial assistance to perform its governmental functions 

APPLICATION: The State’s Governor requests a Presidential declaration of an 

emergency or disaster through the FEMA Regional Director. An applicant 

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should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in 

the State for more information on the process the State requires to be followed in 

applying for assistance. Upon declaration of a major disaster, one may apply for 

assistance through the Governor’s authorized representative. 

CONTACT: Public Assistance Branch, Recovery Division, FEMA, DHS, 500 

C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472; Telephone: (202) 646-4262. Additional 

information is available on FEMAs website, www.fema.gov. 

CFDA NUMBER: 97.030 Community Disaster Loans 

Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training 

Program (CCP) 

AGENCY: Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Emergency 

Management Agency (FEMA) and Department of Health and Human Services, 

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Mental 

Health Services (CMHS). 

RECIPIENTS: Individuals via States. 

ACTIVATING MECHANISM: Presidential declaration of a major disaster or 

emergency under the Stafford Act, with a designation for Individual Assistance 

(IA) in the affected areas 

PURPOSE: To provide crisis counseling services, when required, to victims of 

a Presidentially-declared disaster for the purpose of addressing mental health 

problems caused or aggravated by the major disaster or its aftermath. 

Assistance is short-term in nature and provided at no cost to the disaster victim. 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: CCP is designed to provide supplemental funding 

to States for technical assistance and training, as well as short-term crisis 

counseling services to people affected by the disaster. The CCP is divided into 

an Immediate Services Program and a Regular Services Program. The 

Immediate Services Program enables the State to respond to the immediate 

mental health needs of people affected by the disaster. The Regular Services 

Program grant provides up to 9 months of crisis counseling, outreach, 

consultation, and education services to people affected by a disaster. Funding 

for this program is separate from the Immediate Services Program. 

COST-SHARING REQUIREMENTS: Not applicable. 

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ELIGIBILITY: 

Individual 

Must be a resident of the designated disaster area or must have been located in 

the area at the time the disaster occurred. In addition, the individual must have a 

mental health problem that was caused or aggravated by the disaster or its 

aftermath, or must benefit from services provided by the program. 

State 

A needs assessment must show that services are required because of the severity 

and magnitude of the disaster; the ability to provide services must exceed State 

resources and capability; and a plan and proposed budget for services must be 

provided. 

APPLICATION: Immediate Services (up to 60 days after declaration): 

Application for Federal assistance must be submitted by the State to FEMA no 

later than 14 days after the Presidential declaration. Regular Program (up to 9 

months of services): Application for Federal assistance must be submitted by 

the State to FEMA, along with a copy to CMHS, no later than 60 days after the 

Presidential declaration. 

CONTACT: Individual Assistance Branch, Recovery Division, FEMA, DHS, 

500 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472; Telephone: (202) 646-4262. Local: 

Contact FEMA Regional Office. Additional information is available on 

FEMA’s website, www.fema.gov or CMHS’s web site, www.samhsa.gov. 

CFDA NUMBER: 97.032 Crisis Counseling 

Disaster Assistance: Cora C. Brown Fund 

AGENCY: Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Emergency 

Management Agency (FEMA) 

RECIPIENTS: Individuals. 

PURPOSE: To assist disaster victims for unmet disaster-related needs. When 

Cora C. Brown of Kansas City, Missouri, died in 1977, she left a portion of her 

estate to the Federal Government as a special fund to be used solely for the relief 

of human suffering caused by disasters. 

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ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Grants to individuals. 

ELIGIBILITY: Victims of Presidentially declared major disasters or 

emergencies whose disaster-related needs have not or will not be met through 

other forms of disaster assistance, insurance, or other means. 

APPLICATION: None; FEMA and volunteer agencies identify potential 

recipients. 

CONTACT: Regional Director for each specific Region 

CFDA NUMBER: 97.031 Cora Brown Fund 

Disaster Assistance for Older Americans 

AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)/Administration 

on Aging (AoA) 

RECIPIENTS: Individuals via States 

PURPOSE: The Older Americans Act (OAA) enables the HHS Administration 

on Aging (AoA) to award a limited amount of OAA funds to State Units on 

Aging (SUAs) and OAA funded tribal organizations as a reimbursement for 

additional expenses incurred in the aftermath of a Presidentially-declared 

disaster. These funds covers expenses related to outreach, case management, 

counseling, extra meals and food supplies, in-home assistance and clean-up, 

emergency transportation and medicines, staff overtime and other gap-filling or 

supportive services not available from other resources to help older persons and 

their caregivers through an emergency. 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: SUAs and OAA funded tribal organizations may 

submit a grant application to AoA to request financial assistance to support 

services for older persons affected by the disaster in those areas covered by the 

Presidential declaration. SUAs and Tribes may use these funds to meet 

supportive and social services needs of older persons. 

COST-SHARING REQUIREMENTS: None 

ELIGIBILITY: AoA only awards funds to SUAs or tribal organizations that in 

turn, use these funds to assist older persons and their caregivers 

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APPLICATION: SUAs and tribal organizations contact AoA Regional and 

Central Office staff for guidance in the grant application process. Individuals 

should contact the local Area Agency on Aging or the SUA. 

CONTACT: U.S, Administration on Aging, Department of Health and Human 

Services, Washington, DC 20201; Telephone: (202) 401-4634, Fax: (202) 357-

3555 or the AoA Regional Office assigned to your State. Additional 

information is available on AoA’s web site, www.aoa.gov. 

CFDA NUMBER: 93.044 Special Programs for the Aging - Title III, Part B - Grants 

 for Supportive Services and Senior Centers

Disaster Assistance: Red Cross Disaster 

Services Program 

AGENCY: American Red Cross (ARC) 

RECIPIENTS: Individuals 

ACTIVATING MECHANISM: Disaster incident 

PURPOSE: To sustain human life, reduce the harsh physical and emotional 

distress that prevents those affected by disasters from meeting their own basic 

needs, and promote recovery when such relief assistance is not available from 

other sources. ARC disaster relief assistance includes emergency mass care and 

assistance for individuals with urgent and verified disaster-caused needs. 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Specialized services. 

Emergency Mass Care: Provides individual or congregate temporary 

shelter, fixed or mobile feeding operations, and/or the bulk distribution 

of emergency relief supplies to disaster victims and workers. This 

assistance is provided to people in a disaster-affected area without 

identifying specific needs of individuals or families on a case-by-case 

basis. 

Disaster Welfare Inquiry: Provides locator and communications 

services to alleviate the anxiety of the immediate family members of 

those affected by disaster where people are displaced and 

communications breakdowns exist in the aftermath of disasters. 

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Disaster Health Services: Provides basic first aid and coordinates with 

emergency and/or additional assistance providers in meeting individual 

or family disaster-caused physical health needs; provides health 

services staff in ARC shelters and other facilities; and provides 

additional material and personnel to augment community physical 

health services, as required. 

Disaster Mental Health Services: Provides crisis counseling and 

education with referrals, in conjunction with local mental health 

providers, to disaster victims and workers. 

Individual Emergency Assistance: Provides disaster clients with 

clothing, food, rent, security deposits, cleaning supplies, and disasterrelated medical need; information and referral about assistance 

available through community, voluntary, and government agencies. 

Individual Additional Assistance: Provides casework support for 

recovery to clients with disaster-caused needs beyond those provided 

by the ARC and other agencies under emergency assistance. 

Additional assistance includes coordination of all personal, community, 

and government resources that could meet the client’s needs. 

COST-SHARING REQUIREMENTS: Not applicable—funded entirely by 

voluntary contributions 

ELIGIBILITY: Individuals and families with verified disaster-caused needs 

APPLICATION: Contact the local chapter of the ARC or ARC disaster service 

centers or shelters established in disaster-affected communities. Additional 

information is available on ARC’s web site, www.redcross.org

CFDA NUMBER: None 

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Disaster Coordination: Voluntary 

Organizations

AGENCY: The National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (National 

VOAD). Members include 39 voluntary organizations with nationwide disaster 

response programs, nearly 75 Regional, State, Territorial, County, Parish, 

Community VOADs, 1 Private and 2 Government partners. 

RECIPIENTS: Federal Agencies, States, Nonprofit Organizations, Individuals 

ACTIVATING MECHANISM: Not applicable 

PURPOSE: Convenes private sector organizations that respond, provide relief 

and recovery services in disaster situations to encourage coordination, 

communication, collaboration and cooperation among the organizations and to 

enhance their individual identities and efforts with disaster victims, government 

and the general public.

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Assistance provided: 

(1) National VOAD itself does not deliver direct services. Its member 

organizations provide a wide variety of disaster relief services, 

including emergency distribution services; mass feeding; disaster child 

care; mass or individual shelter; comfort kits; supplementary medical 

care; cleaning supplies; emergency communications; emotional and 

spiritual care to both those affected and those providing services; 

disaster damage and needs assessments; advocacy for disaster victims; 

building or repair of homes; debris removal; mitigation; services to 

burn patients; guidance in managing unaffiliated volunteers and 

unsolicited donations; transportation of victims and workers and 

transportation and distribution of supplies. National VOAD has a 

Memorandum of Understanding with FEMA. 

(2) National VOAD is a network whose collaboration efforts take place 

before a disaster strikes and during response and recovery. Through 

programs that encourage interaction and cooperation among agencies, 

the ability to work together during disaster response, relief and 

recovery is enhanced. This is true both in terms of the development of 

personal relationships among leaders of different agencies and the 

formal establishment of improved interagency procedures and 

standards. 

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(3) National VOAD’s web site www.nvoad.org has been designed as a tool 

for interaction among disaster response organizations and includes a 

number of policy and guidance manuals. 

(4) An annual leadership conference draws together State, local, and 

national leaders from within the organization with Federal and State 

government emergency management personnel and businesses for 

networking and training. 

(5) A newsletter provides information on member activities and 

cooperative opportunities. 

COST-SHARING REQUIREMENTS: Not applicable 

ELIGIBILITY: National voluntary organizations, State and local chapters 

VOADs and other organizations that demonstrate an active interest in disaster 

relief. 

APPLICATION: Contact the National VOAD office at the address below. 

CONTACT: National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (National 

VOAD), P.O. Box 151973, Alexandria, VA 22315; Telephone: (703) 339-5596, 

Fax: (301) 339-3316; E-mail: amiller@nvoad.org. Additional information is 

available on the National VOAD’s web site www.nvoad.org. 

CFDA NUMBER: None 

Disaster Legal Services 

AGENCY: Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Emergency 

Management Agency (FEMA) 

RECIPIENTS: Individuals. 

ACTIVATING MECHANISM: Presidential declaration of a major disaster or 

emergency under the Stafford Act, with a designation for Individual Assistance 

(IA) in the affected areas 

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PURPOSE: To provide free legal advice for victims of a Presidentially declared 

disaster through a Memorandum of Understanding between FEMA and the 

Young Lawyers’ Division of the American Bar Association. 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Free legal advice and referrals; assistance with 

insurance claims; counseling on landlord/tenant problems; assistance with home 

repair contracts; assistance in consumer protection matters; counseling on 

mortgage foreclosure problems; replacement of wills and other important legal 

documents; drafting powers of attorney; estate administration; preparation of 

guardianships and conservatorships; and referrals to local and State agencies for 

additional assistance. 

COST-SHARING REQUIREMENTS: Not applicable. 

ELIGIBILITY: When the President declares a major disaster in which IA 

programs are triggered, legal services and advice are made available to victims 

who are unable to secure such services as a result of the disaster. 

APPLICATION: No formal application needed. A referral is made when a 

victim expresses interest or need during FEMA Registration Intake at (800) 681-

FEMA, TDD: (800) 462-7585, or at a Disaster Recovery Center. 

CONTACT: Individual Assistance Branch, Recovery Division, FEMA, DHS, 

500 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472; Telephone: (202) 646-4262. Local: 

Contact FEMA Regional Office. Applicants may make inquiries via the FEMA 

Disaster Helpline, (800) 525-0321; TDD: (800) 462-7585. Additional 

information is available on FEMA’s web site, www.fema.gov. 

CFDA NUMBER: 97.033 Disaster Legal Services. 

Economic Adjustment Assistance Program 

AGENCY: Department of Commerce (DOC)/Economic Development 

Administration (EDA) 

RECIPIENTS: States, Localities, Nonprofit Organizations, Indian tribes 

ACTIVATING MECHANISM: Declaration of a disaster by the President or 

other Federal declarations 

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PURPOSE: To respond to the short- and long-term effects of severe economic 

dislocation events on communities 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Categorical project economic adjustment grants 

(usually funded from supplemental appropriations) for planning, technical 

assistance, revolving loan funds, and infrastructure construction to assist 

affected communities in accelerating economic recovery and implementing 

strategic actions to reduce the risk of economic damage and loss in commercial 

and industrial areas from future disasters 

COST-SHARING REQUIREMENTS: Applicable cost-share requirements for 

economic adjustment assistance are set forth in current EDA regulations for 

grant rate eligibility 

(13 CFR 301.4). 

ELIGIBILITY: An eligible applicant may be a State, city, or other political 

subdivisions of a State; or a consortium of political subdivisions, an economic 

development district, or a public or private nonprofit organization or association 

acting in cooperation with officials of a political subdivision; an institution of 

higher education, or a consortium of institutions of higher education; or an 

Indian tribe. Area eligibility requirements, including special area eligibility due 

to a disaster declaration, are set forth in EDA’s current regulations and Federal 

Funding Opportunity (FFO). More detailed information regarding EDA’s 

program procedures, regulations, FFOs, and other requirements are available at 

EDA’s web site, www.eda.gov. 

CONTACT: Disaster Recovery Coordinator, EDA, DOC, Herbert C. Hoover 

Building, Room 7015, Washington, DC 20230; Telephone: (202) 482-6255. 

CFDA NUMBER: 11.307 Economic Adjustment Assistance 

Economic Injury Disaster Loans 

AGENCY: Small Business Administration (SBA) 

RECIPIENTS: Small Businesses 

ACTIVATING MECHANISM: Declaration of a disaster by the President, 

Secretary of Agriculture, or SBA 

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PURPOSE: To assist small business concerns suffering economic injury as a 

result of certain Presidential, Secretary of Agriculture, Secretary of Commerce, 

and/or SBA-declared disasters. 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Direct loans. Loans for working capital to small 

businesses and small agricultural cooperatives to assist them through the disaster 

recovery period. The Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) assistance is 

available only to applicants with no credit available elsewhere, i.e., if the 

business and its owners cannot provide for their own recovery from nongovernment sources on reasonable terms and conditions. EIDL amounts are 

limited by law to $1,500,000. The actual amount of each loan, up to this 

maximum, is limited to the actual economic injury as calculated by SBA that is 

not compensated by business interruption insurance or otherwise, and beyond 

the ability of the business and/or its owners to provide. The $1,500,000 

statutory limit for business loans applies to the combination of physical and 

economic injury, and to all disaster loans to a business and its affiliates. If a 

business is a major source of employment, SBA has authority to waive the 

$1,500,000 statutory limit. 

COST-SHARING REQUIREMENTS: Not applicable 

ELIGIBILITY: Only uninsured or otherwise uncompensated disaster losses are 

eligible. SBA requires borrowers to obtain and maintain appropriate insurance. 

Borrowers of all secured loans (economic injury loans over $5,000) must 

purchase and maintain full hazard insurance for the life of the loan. Borrowers 

whose property is located in a special flood hazard area must purchase and 

maintain flood insurance for the full insurable value of the property for the life 

of the loan. 

APPLICATION: Pre-application interviews are generally held to acquaint 

applicants with the approach to establishing eligibility and what assistance may 

be available. Applications are filed with the nearest available SBA disaster 

recovery center or by mail. One copy each of SBA Form 5 and Form 1368 is 

provided for this purpose. Loans applications and additional information are 

also available on line at www.sba.gov/disaster. 

CONTACT: Office of Disaster Assistance, SBA, 409 Third Street SW., 

Washington, DC 20416; Telephone: (202) 205–6734. 

CFDA NUMBER: 59.002 Economic Injury Disaster Loans 

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Employment: Disaster Unemployment 

Assistance Program (DUA)

AGENCY: Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Emergency 

Management Agency (FEMA) and the Department of Labor (DOL). DOL 

administers Section 410 of the Stafford Act, working with State Workforce 

Agencies to administer DUA. 

RECIPIENTS: Individuals via States. 

ACTIVATING MECHANISM: Presidential declaration of a major disaster or 

emergency under the Stafford Act, with a designation for Individual Assistance 

(IA) in the affected areas (Note: Presidential declaration may be limited to DUA 

only) 

PURPOSE: To provide special Federally-funded weekly benefits to workers 

and self-employed individuals who are unemployed as a direct result of a 

declared major disaster, and who are not eligible for regular Unemployment 

Insurance benefits paid by States. (See Unemployment Insurance in Section 

Two of this Guide.) 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Payment of DUA weekly benefits and 

reemployment assistance services to individuals unemployed as a direct result of 

a Presidentially declared major disaster or emergency. 

COST-SHARING REQUIREMENTS: Not applicable. 

ELIGIBILITY: Disaster victims who have experienced a loss of employment or 

self-employment as a direct result of a Presidentially-declared major disaster or 

emergency and are not eligible for regular Unemployment Insurance benefits 

paid by States. Individuals must be unable to work at their ongoing employment 

or self-employment due to the disaster or must be prevented from commencing 

employment or self-employment. This includes both individuals who reside in 

the designated disaster area but are unable to reach their place of employment or 

self-employment outside of the affected area, and individuals who must travel 

through an affected area to their employment or self-employment, but who are 

unable to do so as a direct result of the major disaster or emergency. 

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APPLICATION: Initial applications for DUA must be filed within 30 days after 

the date of the State Workforce Agency announcement regarding availability of 

DUA unless the applicant has good cause to file after the 30-day deadline. No 

application will be considered if filed after the 26th week following the 

declaration date. For purposes of DUA, certain South Pacific Island 

jurisdictions are considered States. 

CONTACT: Individual Assistance Branch, Recovery Division, FEMA, DHS, 

500 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472; Telephone: (202) 646-4262. Federal 

Programs, Division of Unemployment Insurance Operations, DOL, 200 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210. Telephone: (202) 693-3032. 

Local: Contact DOL’s Employment and Training Administration or FEMA’s 

Regional Office. Additional information is available on FEMA’s web site, 

www.fema.gov. 

CFDA NUMBER: 97.034 Disaster Unemployment Assistance. 

Employment: Workforce Investment Act, 

Title I, National Emergency Grants 

AGENCY: Department of Labor (DOL)/Employment and Training 

Administration (ETA) 

RECIPIENTS: Individuals via States 

ACTIVATING MECHANISM: Presidential declaration of a major disaster or 

emergency under the Stafford Act 

PURPOSE: To finance the creation of temporary jobs for workers dislocated by 

disasters to clean up and recover from the disaster, and to provide employment 

assistance to dislocated workers 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Individual: Temporary jobs and/or employment 

assistance. Workers employed in disaster recovery are enabled to resume their 

regular employment, or, if they are permanently dislocated by the disaster and 

unable to find employment, offered retraining and job-search assistance. State: 

Grants. Dislocated workers can include some long-term “unemployed workers” 

(for 15 of the past 26 weeks) and individuals unemployed as a result of plant 

closings and mass layoffs. 

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COST-SHARING REQUIREMENTS: None 

ELIGIBILITY: Individual: Individuals dislocated by a disaster. State: After a 

disaster, a State may apply to DOL for grant funds. 

APPLICATION: Individual: Apply at local operations site, usually set up by 

the State department of labor. State: See “Contact” information below. 

CONTACT: Administrator, Office of National Response, ETA, DOL, 200 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210; Telephone: (202) 693-3500. 

Additional information is available on DOLs web site. www.dol.gov. 

CFDA NUMBER: None 

Farming Operations: Emergency Loans

AGENCY: Department of Agriculture (USDA)/Farm Service Agency (FSA) 

RECIPIENTS: Businesses 

ACTIVATING MECHANISM: Presidential declaration of a major disaster or 

emergency under the Stafford Act; designation by the Secretary of Agriculture 

or by administrator (physical losses only) 

PURPOSE: To assist established family farmers, ranchers, and aquaculture 

operators to obtain loans to cover losses resulting from disasters 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Direct loans and technical assistance. Loan funds 

can be used for farm operations and other items necessary to return the disaster 

victim’s farming operations to a financially-sound basis as soon as possible, so 

that the victim can obtain credit from private sources. 

COST-SHARING REQUIREMENTS: None 

ELIGIBILITY: Established family farmers, ranchers, or aquaculture operators 

(either tenant-operator or owner-operator), who were farming at the time a 

disaster occurred. An applicant may be an individual proprietorship, a 

cooperative, a corporation, or a joint operation. Applicant must: (1) have 

incurred substantial crop loss and/or physical property damage as a result of a 

designated natural disaster; (2) be a citizen or legal resident alien of the United 

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States, or a farming entity operated by citizens and/or resident aliens who own 

more than 50 percent of the entity; (3) be unable to obtain suitable credit from 

any other source(s); (4) be able to project a realistic, feasible plan of operation; 

(5) have the legal capacity to contract for the loan; (6) provide adequate 

collateral to secure the loan request; and (7) have crop insurance. Applicants 

who cannot meet all requirements are not eligible. Assistance is available in all 

States and U.S. Territories. 

APPLICATION: A required application form and supporting information are 

submitted to the FSA county office serving the applicant’s county or Territory. 

FSA personnel assist applicants in completing application forms. The 

application must be filed within 8 months of the date the disaster is 

declared/designated. Applicants should consult the FSA county office serving 

their area for additional information. 

CONTACT: Headquarters Office: Director, Farmer Programs Loan-making 

Division, FSA, USDA, Washington, DC 20250; Telephone: (202) 720-1632 

(FTS not available). Local: Contact County or State FSA Office. Additional 

information is available on FSA’s website, www.fsa.usda.gov. 

CFDA NUMBER: 10.404 Emergency Loans 

Finance: Regulatory Relief for Federally 

Insured Financial Institutions 

AGENCY: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Board of Governors 

of the Federal Reserve System (FRS), National Credit Union Administration 

(NCUA), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), and Office of Thrift 

Supervision (OTS) 

RECIPIENTS: Nonprofit Organizations, Businesses 

ACTIVATING MECHANISM: Presidential declaration of a major disaster or 

emergency under the Stafford Act, or other disaster that affects the ability of a 

federally-insured financial institution to provide normal services 

PURPOSE: To provide regulatory assistance to insured institutions, including 

bank/thrift holding companies and their subsidiaries, to meet the needs of their 

customers in facilitating recovery following major disasters 

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ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Specialized services. Supervisory agencies are 

able to grant certain administrative regulatory relief to insured institutions. In 

general, the agencies provide the following types of regulatory relief: 

Lending. The agencies encourage lenders to work constructively with 

borrowers in communities affected by major disasters by making 

prudent efforts to adjust or alter terms on existing loans. The agencies 

in supervising institutions impacted by disasters will take into 

consideration the unusual circumstances that victims face. 

Reporting. Insured institutions affected by major disasters may be 

given an extension of time for filing required quarterly financial reports 

or other reports. Causes beyond the control of reporting institutions are 

considered in determining the length of acceptable filing delays. 

Publishing. Disasters may affect compliance with publishing and other 

public notification requirements for branch closings, relocations, and 

temporary facilities under various laws and regulations. Insured 

institutions that have difficulties in complying with any publishing or 

other requirements may be granted appropriate temporary relief. 

Appraisals. The agencies have authority to grant waivers of appraisal 

regulations for real estate-related transactions affected by disasters. 

Consumer Laws. Federal regulations provide customers with certain 

options when “bona fide personal financial emergencies” exist. 

COST-SHARING REQUIREMENTS: Not applicable 

ELIGIBILITY: Federally-insured financial institutions 

APPLICATION: No formal application needed. Insured institutions obtain 

guidance from the regional or district office of the appropriate supervisory 

agency. 

CONTACT: For FDIC, FRS, OCC, and OTS, contact regional office. For 

NCUA, contact Office of Examination and Insurance, 1775 Duke Street, 

Alexandria, VA 22314–3428; Telephone: (703) 518–6360; NCUA Office of 

Public and Congressional Affairs: (703) 518-6330. Additional information is 

available on FDICs web site, www.fdic.gov. 

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CFDA NUMBER: None 

Fire Management Assistance Grant Program 

AGENCY: Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Federal Emergency 

Management Agency (FEMA) 

RECIPIENTS: States 

ACTIVATING MECHANISM: Funds are allocated from the President’s 

Disaster Relief Fund and made available by the Federal Emergency 

Management Agency (FEMA) to assist in fighting wildland fires that threaten to 

cause a major disaster. 

PURPOSE: The Fire Management Assistance Grant Program (FMAGP) 

provides assistance to States and local governments for the mitigation, 

management, and control of any fire burning on publicly (non-Federal) or 

privately owned forest or grassland that threatens such destruction as would 

constitute a major disaster. 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Project grants. 

COST-SHARING REQUIREMENTS: Fire management assistance grants are 

made in the form of cost-sharing grants, 75 percent Federal, 25 percent nonFederal, for the mitigation, management, and control of any fire on publicly- or 

privately-owned forestland or grassland that threatens such destruction as would 

constitute a major disaster. 

ELIGIBILITY: State governments and Indian Tribal governments are eligible 

for fire management assistance grants. The State or Indian Tribal government 

may be the Grantee. The Grantee is the government to which a grant is 

awarded, and is accountable for the use of funds provided. Other State entities, 

Indian Tribal governments, and local governments are eligible to apply for fire 

management assistance subgrants through the designated Grantee(s). 

APPLICATION: The Governor of a State, or the Governor’s Authorized 

Representative, submits a request for a fire management assistance declaration 

through FEMA’s Regional Director to the Director of FEMA/Under Secretary of 

the Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate, Department of 

Homeland Security, while the fire is burning and uncontrolled. Under an 

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approved fire management assistance declaration, the State or Indian Tribal 

government may submit its grant application to FEMA’s Regional Director for 

review and approval pursuant to the requirements specified in Title 44 of the 

Code of Federal Regulations (44 CFR) Part 204. 

CONTACT: Public Assistance Branch, Recovery Division, FEMA, DHS, 500 

C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472; Telephone: (202) 646-3642. Additional 

information is available on FEMA’s web site, www.fema.gov. 

CFDA NUMBER: 97.046 Fire Management Assistance Grant 

Flood: Post-Flood Response

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DOD)/Department of the Army/U.S. Army 

Corps of Engineers (USACE) 

RECIPIENTS: States, Localities 

ACTIVATING MECHANISM: Requires specific request by a State Governor. 

Governor’s request must be simultaneous with or subsequent to the Governor’s 

request for a Stafford Act Presidential disaster declaration. 

PURPOSE: Post-Flood Response activities are limited to actions to save lives 

and protect improved property (e.g., public facilities/services, and residential or 

commercial developments) in areas identified in the Governor’s request, and are 

limited to major floods, hurricanes, and coastal storms. 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Specialized services similar to those provided 

under Emergency Support Function #3 (Public Works and Engineering) 

activities for the Federal Response Plan. Assistance is limited to a maximum of 

10 days, or until declaration (or denial) of the Governor’s Stafford Act disaster 

request, whichever is earlier. 

COST-SHARING REQUIREMENTS: None. However, public sponsors must 

provide lands, easements, and rights-of-way; indemnify the Federal Government 

from damages due to authorized work; and satisfactorily maintain any flood 

control works involved. 

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ELIGIBILITY: States and local public agencies in areas identified in the 

Governor’s request. Local cooperation is required to provide necessary lands, 

easements, and rights-of-way; indemnify the Federal Government from damages 

due to authorized work; and satisfactorily maintain any permanent flood control 

works involved. 

APPLICATION: Governor’s written request 

CONTACT: Headquarters Office: Commander, USACE, Attn: CECW–HS–E, 

DOD, Washington, DC 20314–1000; Telephone: (202) 761–4963. (FTS not 

available). Local: Contact the local office of the USACE Division or District 

Engineer. Additional information is available on USACE’s web site, 

www.usace.army.mil.

CFDA NUMBER: 12.103 Emergency Operations Flood Response and Post Flood 

 Response 

Flood: Rehabilitation of Flood Control Works 

or Federally-Authorized Hurricane and Shore 

Protection Works 

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DOD)/Department of the Army/U.S. Army 

Corps of Engineers (USACE) 

RECIPIENTS: States, Localities 

ACTIVATING MECHANISM: Public sponsors of flood control and shore 

protection works that are active in the USACE Rehabilitation and Inspection 

Program submit written requests to the appropriate USACE district 

PURPOSE: To assist in the repair and restoration of flood control and shore 

protection works damaged by flood, extraordinary wind, wave, or water action 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Specialized services. Rehabilitation of flood 

control and shore protection works damaged or destroyed by floods or coastal 

storms. Public sponsors must provide lands, easements, and rights-of-way; 

indemnify the Federal Government from damages due to authorized work; and 

satisfactorily maintain any flood control or shore protection works involved. 

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Assistance is dependent upon there being a favorable benefit-to-cost ratio for the 

rehabilitation work. 

COST-SHARING REQUIREMENTS: Federal projects (i.e., USACEconstructed, locally operated and maintained projects) are repaired at 100 

percent USACE cost. Costs for non-Federal projects are shared 80 percent by 

USACE and 20 percent local. 

ELIGIBILITY: Public sponsors of flood control and shore protection works that 

are active in the USACE Rehabilitation and Inspection Program. Active status 

must be in effect before the flood or coastal storm damages the project. Gaining 

active status requires USACE inspection of the flood control work. 

APPLICATION: Written application is made by letter or by forms used by the 

local District Engineer of USACE. Deadline is 30 days after a flood or unusual 

coastal storm. 

CONTACT: Headquarters Office: Commander, USACE, Attn: CECW–HS-E, 

DOD, Washington, DC 20314-1000. Telephone: (202) 761-4963 (FTS not 

available). Local: Contact local office of the USACE Division or District 

Engineer. Additional information is available on USACE’s web site, 

www.usace.army.mil.

CFDA NUMBER: 12.102 Emergency Rehabilitation of Flood Control Works or 

 Federally Authorized Coastal Protection Works 

Housing: HOME Investment Partnerships 

Program 

AGENCY: Department of Housing and Urban Development 

(HUD)/Community Planning and Development (CPD) 

RECIPIENTS: Individuals via States and Localities 

ACTIVATING MECHANISM: Presidential declaration of a major disaster or 

emergency under the Stafford Act 

PURPOSE: To provide permanent housing for low-income homeowners or 

renters in large cities and urban counties 

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ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Formula grants to participating jurisdictions and 

States. Funds can be used for acquisition, new construction, rehabilitation, and 

tenant-based rental assistance. Use of funds for disaster recovery activities 

should not duplicate activities reimbursable by the Federal Emergency 

Management Agency or available through the Small Business Administration 

disaster loan programs. HUD will suspend a number of statutory and regulatory 

requirements to facilitate the use of funds. The suspended provisions apply to 

current fiscal year funds and any prior year unexpended funds. 

COST-SHARING REQUIREMENTS: Matching requirements for the local 

jurisdiction and for the State (within the disaster area) may be reduced by 100 

percent for the current and following fiscal year. 

ELIGIBILITY: Communities and States participating in the HOME Program. 

Grantees in designated major disaster areas may receive statutory and regulatory 

waivers of program requirements regarding the use of regular HOME funds that 

recipients designate to address the damage. Requirements pertaining to 

nondiscrimination, fair housing, labor standards, environmental standards, and 

low-income housing affordability may not be waived, however. Additional 

grants are not available unless emergency supplemental HOME funds are 

appropriated. 

APPLICATION: HUD will review and respond quickly to questions about 

program requirements and requests for waivers. Address questions and requests 

to the applicable HUD field office. 

CONTACT: Headquarters Office: Director, Office of Affordable Housing 

Programs, CPD, HUD, 451 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20410-7000; 

Telephone: 

(202) 708-2685. Local: Contact HUD Field or Regional Office. Additional 

information is available on HUD’s web site, www.hud.gov. 

CFDA NUMBER: 14.239 HOME Investment Partnerships Program 

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Housing: Individuals and Households 

Program (IHP)

AGENCY: Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Emergency 

Management Agency (FEMA). 

RECIPIENTS: Individuals. 

ACTIVATING MECHANISM: Presidential declaration of a major disaster or 

emergency under the Stafford Act, with a designation for Individual Assistance 

(IA) in the affected areas 

PURPOSE: To provide supplemental financial assistance and direct services, if 

necessary, to eligible individuals and households who, as a result of a major 

disaster or emergency, have housing or other needs that cannot be met through 

other forms of disaster assistance, insurance, or other means. 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Financial payment and/or direct services to 

individuals and households for disaster-related housing and other needs, which 

cannot be met through other forms of disaster assistance, insurance, or other 

means. 

Housing 

Financial payments and/or direct services, when appropriate, may be provided 

when there is disaster-related damage to an individual’s dwelling (structural 

property) making the dwelling unsafe, unsanitary, and unfit to occupy. Housing 

assistance can be used for renting a different place to live and/or 

repairing/replacing the damaged dwelling. (Note: FEMA may provide direct 

services in the form of manufactured housing units if rental resources are limited 

in the disaster area). 

Other Needs 

Financial payments may be provided when there is disaster-related damage to an 

individual’s property (personal property, transportation, etc.) and/or there is a 

disaster-created hardship or injury. Other Needs assistance can be used to pay 

for repairing/replacing personal property and/or transportation. In addition, 

assistance can be used to pay medical, dental and funeral expenses. 

COST-SHARING REQUIREMENTS: Housing: 100% Federal. Other Needs: 

Cost-shared 75 % Federal and 25 % non-Federal (State and local). 

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ELIGIBILITY: All applicants must sign a declaration stating that they are U.S. 

citizens, non-citizen nationals, or qualified aliens to be considered for IHP 

assistance. The Individual and/or Household must also provide proof, when 

applicable, that: 

• They have a loss in an area that has been declared a disaster area by the 

President. 

• They have filed for all applicable insurance benefits. 

• A member of the household is a citizen of the United States, a non-citizen 

national, or a qualified alien. 

• Their damaged home in the disaster area is where they usually live and 

where they were living at the time of the disaster. 

• They cannot live in the home now, they cannot get to their home due to the 

disaster, or their home requires repairs because of damage from the disaster. 

• They have necessary expenses or serious needs because of the disaster. 

• They have accepted assistance from all other sources for which they are 

eligible, such as insurance proceeds or SBA loans. 

• Other disaster-specific eligibility criteria may also apply. 

APPLICATION: Apply through FEMA’s Registration number, 1-800-621-

FEMA (3362)(hearing/speech impaired ONLY—call 1-800-462-7585), within 

60 days after the declaration. (The application period may be extended by 

FEMA.) Applicant inquiries may be made through the FEMA Disaster 

Helpline, 1-800-621-FEMA (3362) (hearing/speech impaired ONLY—call 1-

800-462-7585). Appeals of eligibility determinations must be submitted in 

writing to FEMA within 60 days of receiving notification of the decision. 

CONTACT: Individual Assistance Branch, Recovery Division, FEMA, DHS, 

500 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472; Telephone: (202) 646-4262. Local: 

Contact FEMA Regional Office. Additional information is available on 

FEMA’s web site, www.fema.gov. 

CFDA NUMBERS: 

97.048 Federal Assistance to Individuals and Households: Housing and Other Needs 

97.049 Federal Assistance to Individuals and Households: Disaster Housing Operations 

97.050 Federal Assistance to Individuals and Households: Other Needs 

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Housing: Mortgage Insurance for Disaster 

Victims 

AGENCY: Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) / Federal 

Housing Administration (FHA) 

RECIPIENTS: Anyone whose home has been destroyed or severely damaged in 

a Presidentially-declared disaster area may apply for a loan. 

ACTIVATING MECHANISM: Presidential declaration of a major disaster or 

emergency under the Stafford Act 

PURPOSE: Through Section 203(h), the Federal government helps victims in 

Presidentially-designated disaster areas recover by making it easier for them to 

get mortgage loans and become homeowners or reestablish themselves as 

homeowners. 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: This program provides mortgage insurance to 

protect lenders against the risk of default on loans to qualified disaster victims. 

Individuals are eligible for this program if their homes are located in an area that 

was designated by the President as a disaster area and if their homes were 

destroyed or damaged to such an extent that reconstruction or replacement is 

necessary. Insured loans may be used to finance the purchase or reconstruction 

of a one-family home that will be the principal residence of the homeowner. 

Like the basic FHA mortgage insurance program it resembles (Section 203(b) 

Mortgage Insurance for One- to Four-Family Homes), Section 203(h) offers 

features that make homeownership easier: 

-- No downpayment is required. The borrower is eligible for 100 percent 

financing, including closing costs. Prepaid expenses must be paid by the 

borrower in cash or paid through premium pricing by the seller, subject to the 5 

percent limitation on seller concessions. 

-- FHA mortgage insurance is not free. Mortgagees collect from the borrowers 

an up-front insurance premium (which may be financed) at the time of purchase, 

as well as monthly premiums that are not financed, but instead are added to the 

regular mortgage payment. 

-- Some fees are limited. FHA rules impose limits on some of the fees that 

lenders may charge in making a loan. For example, the lender’s loan origination 

charge for the administrative cost of processing the loan may not exceed one 

"point"—that is, one percent of the amount of the mortgage excluding any 

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financed upfront mortgage insurance premium. In addition, property appraisal 

and inspection fees are set by FHA. 

-- HUD sets limits on the amount that may be insured. To make sure that its 

programs serve low- and moderate-income people, FHA sets limits on the dollar 

value of the mortgage loan. The current limit may be found at 

https://entp.hud.gov/idapp/html/hicostlook.cfm. These figures vary over time 

and by place, depending on the cost of living and other factors (higher limits 

also exist for two- to four-family properties). 

COST-SHARING REQUIREMENTS: None. 

ELIGIBILITY: FHA-approved lending institutions, such as banks, mortgage 

companies, and savings and loan association, are eligible for Section 203(h) 

insurance. 

APPLICATION: The borrower’s application for mortgage insurance must be 

submitted to the lender within one year of the President’s declaration of the 

disaster. Applications are made through an FHA-approved lending institution, 

who make their requests through a provision known as "direct endorsement," 

which authorizes them to consider applications without submitting paperwork to 

HUD. Loan processing and administration for this and other FHA single-family 

mortgage insurance products are handled through one of three consolidated 

Single Family Homeownership Centers. 

CONTACT: Ask the Director of Single-Family Housing Programs in your local 

HUD Field Office for more information on this and other single-family 

mortgage insurance programs. Homebuyers can also contact a HUD-approved 

lender for a searchable listing of approved lenders nationwide, a HUD-approved 

housing counseling agency, or the toll-free FHA Mortgage Hotline, 1-800-

CALLFHA. Additional information is available on HUD’s web site, 

www.hud.gov . 

CFDA NUMBER: 14.119 Mortgage Insurance - Homes for Disaster Victims 

Loans: Physical Disaster Loans (Business)

AGENCY: Small Business Administration (SBA) 

RECIPIENTS: Nonprofit Organizations, Businesses 

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ACTIVATING MECHANISM: Declaration of a disaster by the President or 

SBA 

PURPOSE: To provide loans to businesses affected by declared physical-type 

disasters for uninsured losses 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Direct loans. Low interest, long-term loans to 

businesses to repair or replace uninsured or uncompensated disaster-related 

damages to property owned by the business, including real estate, machinery 

and equipment, inventory, and supplies. Businesses of any size are eligible. 

Also eligible are nonprofit organizations, such as charities, private universities, 

churches, etc. Loan amounts are limited by law to $1,500,000. The actual 

amount of each loan is limited to the verified disaster loss minus any insurance 

or other recovery assistance. The loan amount may also include funds to 

address such things as mitigation measures, code-required upgrades, refinancing 

of existing debt, and relocation. The $1,500,000 statutory limit for business 

loans applies to the combination of physical and economic injury, and to all 

disaster loans to a business and its affiliates arising from any one disaster. If a 

business is a major source of employment, SBA has authority to waive the 

$1,500,000 statutory limit. Loan amounts may be increased by up to 20 percent 

for devices that mitigate damage to the real property caused by the same type of 

disaster. 

COST-SHARING REQUIREMENTS: Not applicable 

ELIGIBILITY: Only uninsured or otherwise uncompensated disaster losses are 

eligible. Any insurance proceeds that are required to be applied against 

outstanding mortgages do not reduce loan eligibility. However, any insurance 

proceeds voluntarily applied to any outstanding mortgages do reduce loan 

eligibility. SBA requires borrowers to obtain and maintain appropriate 

insurance. Borrowers of all secured loans (physical loans over $10,000) must 

purchase and maintain full hazard insurance for the life of the loan. Borrowers 

whose property is located in a special flood hazard area must purchase and 

maintain flood insurance for the full insurable value of the property for the life 

of the loan. 

APPLICATION: Whenever feasible, interviews are held with affected 

businesses, and the program is explained. Assistance on filing of application is 

provided. Application is made on a standard form and filed with the nearest 

available SBA disaster recovery center or mailed. Eligibility to file terminates 

60 days from the date of the disaster declaration, or on the deadline if extended 

by DHS/FEMA. 

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CONTACT: Headquarters Office: Office of Disaster Assistance, SBA, 409 

Third Street SW., Washington, DC 20416; Telephone: (202) 205–6734. Local: 

Contact regional SBA Disaster Area Office. Additional information is available 

on SBA’s web site, www.sba.gov/disaster.

CFDA NUMBER: 59.008 Physical Disaster Loans 

Loans: Physical Disaster Loans (Individual)

AGENCY: Small Business Administration (SBA) 

RECIPIENTS: Individuals 

ACTIVATING MECHANISM: Declaration of a disaster by the President or 

SBA 

PURPOSE: To provide loans to the victims of declared physical-type disasters 

for uninsured or uncompensated losses 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Direct loans. Low interest, long-term loans to 

homeowners or renters to repair or replace uninsured or uncompensated disasterrelated damages to real estate or personal property owned by the victim. Renters 

are eligible for their uninsured personal property losses. Loan amounts are 

limited by regulations to $200,000 to repair/replace real estate and $40,000 to 

repair/replace personal property. The actual amount of each loan, up to these 

maximums, is limited to the verified uninsured disaster loss minus any insurance 

or other recovery assistance. Refinancing of existing mortgages on homes is 

eligible in some cases. The loan amount may also include funds to address such 

things as code-required upgrades, mitigation measures, and relocation. 

COST-SHARING REQUIREMENTS: Not applicable 

ELIGIBILITY: Only uninsured or otherwise uncompensated disaster losses are 

eligible. Any insurance proceeds that are required to be applied against 

outstanding mortgages do not reduce loan eligibility. However, any insurance 

proceeds voluntarily applied to any outstanding mortgages do reduce loan 

eligibility. Secondary homes, personal pleasure boats, airplanes, recreational 

vehicles, and similar property are not eligible unless used for business purposes. 

Property such as antiques and collections are eligible only to the extent of 

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functional use. Amounts for landscaping, swimming pools, etc., are limited. 

SBA requires borrowers to obtain and maintain appropriate insurance. 

Borrowers of all secured loans (physical loans over $10,000) must purchase and 

maintain full hazard insurance for the life of the loan. Borrowers whose 

property is located in a special flood hazard area must purchase and maintain 

flood insurance for the full insurable value of the property for the life of the 

loan. 

APPLICATION: Whenever feasible, interviews are held with disaster victims 

and the program is explained. Assistance on filing of application is provided. 

Application is made on a standard form and filed with the nearest available SBA 

disaster recovery center or by mail. Only one copy is required. Eligibility to 

file terminates 60 days from the date of the disaster declaration, or on the 

deadline if extended by DHS/FEMA. Use of SBA disaster loans for relocating 

is subject to statutory limitations. 

CONTACT: Headquarters Office: Office of Disaster Assistance, SBA, 409 

Third Street SW., Washington, DC 20416; Telephone: (202) 205–6734 (use 

same number for FTS). Local: Contact regional SBA Disaster Area Office. 

Additional information is available on SBA’s web site, www.sba.gov/disaster .

CFDA NUMBER: 59.008 Physical Disaster Loans 

Mental Health Disaster Assistance 

AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)/Public Health 

Service (PHS)/Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 

(SAMHSA) 

RECIPIENTS: Individuals via States 

ACTIVATING MECHANISM: Supplemental appropriation by Congress 

relating to Presidential declaration of a major disaster or emergency under the 

Stafford Act 

PURPOSE: To provide supplemental emergency mental health and substance 

abuse counseling and related services not addressed by the Crisis Counseling 

Assistance and Training Program (see separate entry) to individuals affected by 

major disasters 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Project grants 

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COST-SHARING REQUIREMENTS: None 

ELIGIBILITY: Individuals, via State agency in affected State 

APPLICATION: State submits Form 5161-1 in response to a Notice of 

Availability of Funds. SAMHSA will distribute funds to eligible States. 

CONTACT: Program Contact: Emergency Services and Disaster Relief Branch, 

Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health 

Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, Room 

16C-26, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. Telephone: (301) 443-4735, 

Fax (301) 443-8040. Grants Management Contact: SAMHSA, Department of 

Health and Human Services, Room 13-103, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers 

Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. Telephone: (301) 443-6133. Use the same numbers 

for FTS. Regional or Local Office: Contact the Regional Director, Federal 

Emergency Management Agency in the appropriate regional office. Additional 

information is available on SAMHSA’s web site, www.samhasa.gov. 

CFDA NUMBER: 93.982 Mental Health Disaster Assistance and Emergency 

 Mental Health 

Mitigation: Hazard Mitigation Grant 

Program (HMGP)

AGENCY: Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Emergency 

Management Agency (FEMA) 

RECIPIENTS: Localities and Nonprofit Organizations via States 

ACTIVATING MECHANISM: Presidential declaration of a major disaster or 

emergency under the Stafford Act, designated for hazard mitigation assistance 

PURPOSE: To prevent future losses of lives and property due to disasters; to 

implement State or local hazard mitigation plans; to enable mitigation measures 

to be implemented during immediate recovery from a disaster; and to provide 

funding for previously identified mitigation measures to benefit the disaster area 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Project grants. Program is administered by States. 

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COST-SHARING REQUIREMENTS: Federal, 75 percent; State, 25 percent 

cash, in-kind, or combination cash and in-kind non-Federal contributions 

ELIGIBILITY: State and local governments; certain private and nonprofit 

organizations or institutions; Indian tribes or authorized tribal organizations; and 

Alaska Native villages or organizations 

APPLICATION: Eligible applicants apply for the program through the State, as 

the State administers the program. Applicants are encouraged to contact the 

State Hazard Mitigation Officer for details. Each State has a hazard mitigation 

administrative plan that explains procedures for administering the HMGP. 

When the State requests a disaster declaration, it must also request that HMGP 

funding be made available. 

CONTACT: Branch Chief, Risk Reduction Branch, Mitigation Division, 

FEMA, DHS, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472; Telephone: (202) 

646–2856. Additional information is available on FEMA’s web site, 

www.fema.gov. 

CFDA NUMBER: 97.039 Hazard Mitigation Grant 

Public Assistance Program (PA) 

AGENCY: Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Emergency 

Management Agency (FEMA) 

RECIPIENTS: States, Localities, Private-Nonprofit Organizations (PNP) via 

States 

ACTIVATING MECHANISM: Presidential declaration of a major disaster or 

emergency under the Stafford Act, designated for public assistance 

PURPOSE: To provide supplemental assistance to States, local governments, 

and certain private nonprofit organizations to alleviate suffering and hardship 

resulting from major disasters or emergencies declared by the President 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Project grants. Grant funds can be used to clear 

debris; apply emergency protective measures to preserve life and property in 

response to the declared event; and repair or replace damaged structures, such as 

buildings, utilities, roads and bridges, water-control facilities, and recreational 

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facilities. For insurable structures (primarily buildings) located in identified 

Special Flood Hazard areas, assistance from FEMA is reduced by the amount of 

insurance that could have been obtained under a standard National Flood 

Insurance Program policy (see separate entry). The FEMA Regional Director 

approves grants based on applications from eligible applicants. States are 

responsible for distributing funds to subgrantees. 

COST-SHARING REQUIREMENTS: Federal, not less than 75 percent; State 

and local governments or PNP organizations, the remainder. Other matching 

requirements may be stipulated in the declaration documents. 

ELIGIBILITY: State and local governments and any political subdivision of a 

State, Indian tribes, and Alaskan Native villages are eligible. Also eligible are 

private nonprofit organizations that operate educational, utility, emergency, or 

medical facilities, or that provide custodial care or other essential services of 

governmental nature to the general public. As a condition of grants under the 

Stafford Act, applicants are encouraged to mitigate natural hazards. 

APPLICATION: Application for Public Assistance (PA) is made through the 

Governor’s Authorized Representative to the FEMA Regional Director in 

accordance with FEMA Disaster Assistance Regulations, 44 CFR 206, except as 

provided in Part 206.35(d) for emergency declarations involving primarily 

Federal responsibility. An applicant should consult the office or official 

designated as the point-of-contact in the State for more information. A Request 

for Public Assistance is normally submitted by the applicant within 30 days of a 

declaration. 

CONTACT: Public Assistance Branch, Recovery Division, FEMA, DHS, 500 

C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472; or the State Emergency office. 

Additional information is available on FEMA’s web site, www.fema.gov/rrr/pa. 

CFDA NUMBER: 97.036 Public Assistance Grants 

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Savings Bond Replacement or Redemption 

AGENCY: Department of the Treasury/Bureau of the Public Debt (BPD) 

RECIPIENTS: Individuals 

ACTIVATING MECHANISM: Presidential declaration of a major disaster or 

emergency under the Stafford Act 

PURPOSE: To assist disaster victims by expediting replacement or redemption 

of U.S. Savings Bonds 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Specialized services. The Bureau of the Public 

Debt will expedite replacement of U.S. Savings Bonds lost or destroyed as a 

result of a disaster. It will also waive the minimum 1-year holding period for 

Series EE and I Savings Bonds presented to authorized paying agents for 

redemption. 

Both Series EE and I Savings Bonds are available in paper and electronic form. 

For those individuals that hold electronic Series EE or Series I Savings Bonds in 

the Treasury Direct system and do not have access to their accounts they should 

contact the Office of Investor Services, Bureau of the Public Debt, 200 Third 

Street, P.O. Box 1328, Parkersburg, WV 26106-1328, (304) 480-7537. 

Series EE and Series I Savings Bonds held in paper form may be redeemed at 

most financial institutions or Federal Reserve Banks. Application for 

replacement of paper Savings Bonds must be made by completing form PD F 

1048, available at most financial institutions or the Federal Reserve Banks. 

Provide as much information as possible, e.g., how the bonds were registered, 

owner’s Social Security Number, approximate dates of issue, bond 

denominations, and bond serial numbers. A Notary Public or bank official must 

certify the completed form. Please notate the words “Disaster Relief” on the 

bottom right hand corner of the envelope. Send the completed form to the 

Office of Investor Services, Bureau of the Public Debt, 200 Third Street, P.O. 

Box 1328, Parkersburg, WV 26106-1328: Telephone: (304) 480-7537. 

COST-SHARING REQUIREMENTS: Not applicable 

ELIGIBILITY: U.S. Savings Bonds owners whose bonds are lost or destroyed 

in a declared disaster. 

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CONTACT: Office of Investor Services, Bureau of the Public Debt, 200 Third 

Street, PO Box 1328, Parkersburg, WV 26106-1328; Telephone: (304) 480-

7537. Additional information is available on BPS’s web site, 

www.publicdebt.treas.gov. 

CFDA NUMBER: None 

Tax Refund: Alcohol and Tobacco

AGENCY: Department of the Treasury/Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade 

Bureau (TTB) 

RECIPIENTS: Businesses 

ACTIVATING MECHANISM: Presidential declaration of a major disaster or 

emergency under the Stafford Act 

PURPOSE: To provide Federal alcohol and tobacco excise tax refunds to 

businesses that have lost assets in a disaster 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Specialized services 

COST-SHARING REQUIREMENTS: Not applicable 

ELIGIBILITY: Businesses in a disaster area holding alcoholic beverages or 

tobacco products for wholesale or retail use that were lost or rendered 

unmarketable by the disaster, or condemned by an authorized official. Products 

lost to theft are not eligible for claim relief. The law does not authorize payment 

to claimants indemnified by insurers or other parties for the tax claimed. 

APPLICATION: A claim may be filed with TTB for an excise tax refund on 

alcohol or tobacco products destroyed or rendered unfit for sale as a result of a 

disaster. Use TTB Form 5620.8. Forms and assistance are available from The 

National Revenue Center’s and the Bureau’s web site: www.ttb.treas.gov. 

CONTACT: National Revenue Center, 550 Main Street, Room 8002, 

Cincinnati, OH 45202; Telephone: 1-877-882-3277. 

CFDA NUMBER: None 

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Taxes: Disaster Assistance Program

AGENCY: Department of the Treasury/Internal Revenue Service (IRS) 

RECIPIENTS: Individuals and Businesses 

ACTIVATING MECHANISM: Presidential declaration of a major disaster or 

emergency under the Stafford Act 

PURPOSE: To provide free tax information and assistance to taxpayers whose 

property has been damaged or lost in a federally-declared disaster area. 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Advisory and counseling services. IRS 

employees are present at most Disaster Recovery Centers to provide free tax 

information. Taxpayers are given information about casualty loss deductions 

and assisted in determining whether a claim for refund of taxes already paid can 

be filed. Individuals have an option to file an amended return for the prior year 

to obtain a refund of taxes already paid rather than wait to claim the disaster loss 

on the subsequent year’s return. IRS employees provide information to help 

taxpayers reconstruct destroyed financial records. Copies or transcripts of 

previously filed tax returns will be provided free of charge to taxpayers located 

in the Federally-declared disaster area. IRS may postpone tax deadlines to 

provide extra time to file and pay before assessing any penalty, additional 

amount, or addition to the tax. Interest may be abated for the period of time for 

which an extension of time to file tax returns and pay taxes is granted because 

the individual or business is located in a Presidentially-declared disaster area. 

COST-SHARING REQUIREMENTS: Not applicable 

ELIGIBILITY: Individuals or businesses who have incurred damage to or loss 

of property as a result of a Federally-declared disaster 

APPLICATION: See “Contact” information below. 

CONTACT: Headquarters Office: Internal Revenue Service, Small 

Business/Self-Employed Division, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20224; Telephone: (800) 829-1040; Hearing-impaired number: (800) 829-

4059. Local: Contact the applicable Disaster Recovery Center, any IRS office. 

Additional information is available on IRS’s web site, www.irs.gov . 

CFDA NUMBER: None 

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Transportation: Emergency Relief Program 

AGENCY: Department of Transportation (DOT)/Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA) 

RECIPIENTS: Federal Agencies, States 

ACTIVATING MECHANISM: Serious damage to Federal-aid roads or roads 

on Federal lands caused by a natural disaster or by catastrophic failure 

PURPOSE: To provide aid for the repair of Federal-aid roads and roads on 

Federal lands 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Special funding and technical assistance to States 

and Federal agencies 

COST-SHARING REQUIREMENTS: Federal share is 100 percent for eligible 

emergency repairs done within 180 days of the disaster; otherwise, the Federal 

share is based on the type of Federal-aid highway that is being repaired. For 

Interstate highways, the Federal share is 90 percent; for all other Federal-aid 

highways, the Federal share is 80 percent. For roads on Federal lands, the 

Federal share is 100 percent for both emergency and permanent repairs. 

ELIGIBILITY: State highway/transportation agency or Federal agency 

APPLICATION: Application is submitted by the State department of 

transportation for damages to Federal-aid highway routes, and by the applicable 

Federal agency for damages to roads on Federal lands. Applications are 

submitted to FHWA, normally with a damage inspection field report following 

the applicant’s initial notification of intent to apply for emergency relief funds. 

CONTACT: Headquarters Office: For damage to Federal-aid roads: 

Director, Office of Program Administration, Telephone: (202) 366-0494 or 

(202) 366-4655. For damage on Federal lands: Director, Office of Program 

Development, Telephone: (202) 366-9478 or (202) 366-9491, Address: 

FHWA, DOT, 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590. Local: 

Contact FHWA Division Offices located in every State, District of Columbia, 

and Puerto Rico. Additional information is available on DOT’s web site, 

www.fhwa.dot.gov. 

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CFDA NUMBER: 20.205 Highway Planning and Construction (Federal-Aid 

Highway Program) 

Water: Emergency Community Water 

Assistance Grants (ECWAG) 

AGENCY: Department of Agriculture (USDA)/Rural Utilities Service (RUS) 

RECIPIENTS: States, Localities, Nonprofit Organizations 

ACTIVATING MECHANISM: A major disaster or emergency such as, but not 

limited to, a drought; earthquake; flood; tornado; hurricane; disease outbreak; or 

chemical spill, leakage, or seepage. 

PURPOSE: The objective of the ECWAG program is to assist the residents of 

rural areas that have experienced a significant decline in quantity or quality of 

water, or in which such a decline is considered imminent to obtain or maintain 

adequate quantities of water that meet the standards set by the Safe Drinking 

Water Act. 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Grants not to exceed $500,000 to address water 

sources and $15,000 to address the distribution system may be made to those 

eligible entities experiencing insufficient cash flow or lack the resources to 

address the emergency. 

COST-SHARING REQUIREMENTS: None, grants may be made up to 100% 

of the project cost not to exceed the maximum limitation. 

ELIGIBILITY: Grants may be made to public bodies in rural areas and towns 

with populations of 10,000 or less, private nonprofit corporations, political 

subdivisions of a State, and Indian tribes. The decision of the Rural 

Development State office is based on applications received. Projects compete 

nationally for available funds under the provisions of the Emergency 

Community Water Assistance Grant (ECWAG) program. 

APPLICATION: Applicants should consult the official designated as the pointof-contact in the State for information on application requirements. Standard 

application forms furnished by the USDA must be submitted to the appropriate 

district office. Applications are reviewed and scored for priority by RUS after 

November 1st of each year. Reviews continue as long as funds are available. 

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CONTACT: Headquarters Office: Assistant Administrator, Water and 

Environmental Programs, RUS, USDA, Washington, DC 20250-3200; 

Telephone: (202) 690-2670. Local: Contact the USDA Rural Development 

County, District, or State office. Additional information is available on RUS’s 

web site, www.rurdev.usda.gov. 

CFDA NUMBER: 10.763 Emergency Community Water Assistance Grants 

Watercourse Navigation: Protection, Clearing, 

and Straightening Channels

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DOD)/Department of the Army/U.S. Army 

Corps of Engineers (USACE) 

RECIPIENTS: States, Localities 

ACTIVATING MECHANISM: Decision of the appropriate Division 

Commander 

PURPOSE: To restore channels for purposes of navigation or flood control. 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Specialized services. Work is undertaken as an 

emergency measure to clear or remove unreasonable obstructions to navigation 

in rivers, harbors, and other waterways or tributaries. 

COST-SHARING REQUIREMENTS: None 

ELIGIBILITY: States, counties/parishes, or responsible local agencies 

established under State law with full authority and ability to assume necessary 

legal and financial responsibilities. 

APPLICATION: State or local government officials should consult the nearest 

District Engineer, then send a letter that indicates intent to meet all requirements 

for local participation. 

CONTACT: Headquarters Office: Commander, USACE, Attn: CECW–CO, 

DOD, Washington, DC 20314–1000; Telephone: (202) 761–8835 (FTS not 

available). Local: Contact District Engineer. Additional information is 

available on USACE’s web site, www.usace.army.mil.

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CFDA NUMBER: 12.109 Protection, Clearing and Straightening Channels 

 (Section 3, Emergency Dredging Projects) 

Watersheds: Emergency Watershed Protection 

Program 

AGENCY: Department of Agriculture (USDA)/Natural Resources 

Conservation Service (NRCS) 

RECIPIENTS: States, Localities, Nonprofit Organizations, Businesses, 

Individuals 

ACTIVATING MECHANISM: An emergency is considered to exist when a 

watershed is suddenly impaired by floods, fire, drought, or other natural causes 

that result in the endangerment of life and property from flood, erosion, or 

sediment discharge 

PURPOSE: To assist sponsors in implementing emergency recovery measures 

to relieve imminent hazards to life and property created by a natural disaster that 

causes a sudden impairment of a watershed 

COST-SHARING REQUIREMENTS: NRCS provides up to 75 percent of the 

funds needed to restore the natural function of a watershed. The sponsor pays 

the remaining 25 percent, which can be provided by cash or in-kind services. 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Technical and financial assistance. The 

Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) program provides funding to project 

sponsors for such work as clearing debris from clogged waterways, restoring 

vegetation, and stabilizing riverbanks. The measures taken must be 

environmentally and economically defensible. 

Another option for assistance includes opportunities for landowners to offer to 

sell an easement on agricultural land to the Federal Government. The easement 

provides permanent restoration of the natural floodplain hydrology as an 

alternative to traditional attempts to restore damaged levees, lands, and 

structures. The easement lands would be ineligible for future Federal disaster 

assistance. NRCS funds 100 percent of the cost of any needed land treatment 

practices. 

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ELIGIBILITY: Owners, managers, and users of public, private, or tribal lands 

are eligible for EWP assistance if their watershed area has been damaged by a 

natural disaster. Each project, with the exception of a floodplain easement, 

requires a sponsor who applies for the assistance. A sponsor can be any legal 

subdivision of State or local government, including local officials of city, 

county, or State governments; Indian tribes; soil conservation districts; U.S. 

Forest Service; and watershed authorities. This program is also available in 

Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Mariana Islands, 

and the Trust Territories of the Pacific Islands. 

APPLICATION: The local NRCS office can provide a sample application. 

During or immediately after a natural disaster, the project sponsor contacts the 

local NRCS District Conservationist (NRCSDC) or his or her representative to 

determine if the repairs/actions needed are eligible under EWP guidelines. If 

repairs are eligible, the NRCSDC works with the area office and the NRCS State 

Conservationist (NRCSSC) to determine whether funds are available to provide 

the needed assistance and to quantify the type and cost of repairs. The sponsor 

files an application for assistance with the NRCSSC. 

CONTACT: Headquarters Office: Deputy Chief for Programs, NRCS, USDA, 

P.O. Box 2980, Washington, DC 20013; Telephone: (202) 720-4527; Local: 

Contact NRCS State Office. Additional information available on NRCS’s 

website www.nrcs.usda.gov 

CFDA NUMBER: 10.904 Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention 

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Section II: 

Disaster-Applicable Recovery 

Programs 

n addition to the disaster-specific programs summarized in Section I, Federal 

agencies may use funds from regular, ongoing programs to support disaster 

recovery. Access to these programs depends on a number of factors, 

including whether Congress has appropriated funds for the program 

(authorization may exist for a program, but Congress generally must appropriate 

funds on a fiscal year basis), and agency willingness and ability to divert funds 

for disaster purposes. If funds are made available under these regular agency 

programs, duplication of benefits must be avoided, especially if disaster-specific 

programs authorized for the same purpose exist. 

I 

Federal agencies are prohibited by law from providing financial assistance to 

any victim of a disaster incident (individual, business, or other entity), who 

receives financial assistance for the same purpose under any other Federal 

program or from insurance. To avoid duplication of benefits, a victim of a 

disaster incident must rely first on private insurance, then Federal loans and, 

finally, Federal grants. For example, a victim of a disaster incident without 

insurance, or without adequate insurance, must first try to obtain a loan to meet 

disaster-related needs. If the victim cannot qualify for a loan, or if a loan will 

not address all essential needs, then a grant may be provided. 

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Animals: Emergency Haying and Grazing

AGENCY: Department of Agriculture (USDA)/Farm Service Agency (FSA) 

RECIPIENTS: Businesses, Individuals 

PURPOSE: To help livestock producers in approved counties when the growth 

and yield of hay and pasture have been substantially reduced because of a 

widespread natural disaster 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Authority by the Secretary of Agriculture to 

harvest hay or graze cropland or other commercial use of forage devoted to the 

Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) in response to a drought or other similar 

emergency. 

ELIGIBILITY: All CRP participants in an approved county are eligible to graze 

eligible CRP acreage regardless of the degree of production loss suffered by the 

individual producer. CRP participants who do not own or lease livestock may 

rent or lease the grazing privilege to an eligible livestock producer located in an 

approved county. 

CONTACT: Headquarters Office: Emergency and Non-insured Assistance 

Programs, FSA, USDA, P.O. Box 2415, Washington, DC 20013; Telephone: 

(202) 720-7641. Local: Contact county or State FSA Office. Additional 

information is available on FSA’s website, www.fsa.usda.gov. 

CFDA NUMBER: 10.069 Conservation Reserve Program Acreage 

Business and Industrial Loans 

AGENCY: Department of Agriculture (USDA)/Rural Development (RD)/Rural 

Business-Cooperative Service (RBS) 

RECIPIENTS: Businesses 

PURPOSE: To improve, develop, or finance business, industry, and 

employment and to improve the economic climate in rural communities, 

including abatement and control of pollution. Objectives are achieved through 

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bolstering the private sector credit structure with guarantees on quality loans that 

will provide lasting community benefits. 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Guaranteed loans 

ELIGIBILITY: Businesses in cities and towns of fewer than 50,000 residents, 

and the immediately adjacent urbanized area. 

CONTACT: Headquarters Office: Deputy Administrator, Business Programs, 

RBS, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Room 5811, Washington, DC 

20250-3220; Telephone: (202) 720-7287. Fax: (202) 690-0097. Local: Contact 

Rural Development State Office. Additional information is available on RD’s 

website, www.rurdev.usda.gov. 

CFDA NUMBER: 10.768 Business and Industry Loans 

Coastal Zone Management Administration 

Awards

AGENCY: Department of Commerce (DOC)/National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 

RECIPIENTS: States 

PURPOSE: To assist States in implementing and enhancing coastal zone 

management programs that have been approved by the Secretary of Commerce 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Formula grants. Includes emergency grants that 

address unforeseen or disaster-related circumstances (e.g., reduction of marine 

debris). Typically funds are provided for this program through emergency 

supplemental appropriations for disasters. 

ELIGIBILITY: Any coastal State or U.S. Territory whose coastal zone 

management program has been approved by the Secretary of Commerce is 

eligible. The State or Territorial Governor designates the State/Territorial 

agency that applies. 

CONTACT: Chief, Coastal Programs Division, Office of Ocean and Coastal 

Resource Management, National Ocean Service, NOAA, DOC, 1305 East-West 

Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910; Telephone: (301) 713-3155 (use same 

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number for FTS). Additional information is available on NOAA’s web site, 

www.oceanservice.noaa.gov. 

CFDA NUMBER: 11.419 Coastal Zone Management Administration Awards 

Community Development Block Grants / 

Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program 

AGENCY: Department of Housing and Urban Development 

(HUD)/Community Planning and Development (CPD) 

RECIPIENTS: Localities via States 

PURPOSE: To develop viable urban communities by providing decent housing 

and a suitable living environment, and by expanding economic opportunities, 

principally for low- and moderate-income individuals 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Loan guarantees. Entitlement communities can 

receive (in the aggregate) loan guarantees equal to five times their HUD 

Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) entitlement amount. Nonentitlement communities can also receive loan guarantees (in the aggregate) 

equal to five times the average grant they have received from their State’s grant 

under the CDBG program. (The State must be willing to pledge its CDBG 

funds as security for loan guarantees.) The maximum loan repayment period is 

20 years. Loan guarantees can be used to finance acquisition of real property; 

rehabilitation of housing and publicly owned real property; construction, 

reconstruction, or installation of public facilities, related relocation, clearance, 

and site improvements; and for economic development activities. At least 70 

percent of expenditures of loan proceeds, together with expenditures of grant 

funds and program income, must benefit low- and moderate-income individuals. 

HUD has no authority to waive statutory requirements for this program. 

ELIGIBILITY: In most cases, entitlement and small communities can receive a 

loan guarantee provided that HUD has not exceeded its commitment authority 

for the year, the proposed use is eligible, the guaranteed loan is adequately 

secured, and the community (or State) has not already reached its maximum 

guarantee level. 

CONTACT: Financial Management Division, Office of Block Grant 

Assistance, CPD, HUD, 451 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20410-7000; 

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Telephone: (202) 708-1871. Additional information is available on HUD’s web 

site, www.hud.gov. 

CFDA NUMBER: 14.248 Community Development Block Grants – Section 

 108 Loan Guarantees 

Community Relations Service 

AGENCY: Department of Justice (DOJ)/Community Relations Service (CRS) 

RECIPIENTS: Federal Agencies, States, Localities, Nonprofit Organizations, 

Communities, Groups 

PURPOSE: To assist communities in resolving disputes, disagreements, and 

difficulties arising from discrimination based on race, color, or national origin. 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Specialized services in conflict resolution are 

provided by an appropriate agency official to the complainant. At the invitation 

of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, CRS provides the following 

assistance at a disaster: (1) briefings on community-based perspective, linkage 

and outreach to ethnic and racial communities; (2) training regarding ethnic and 

racial issues; (3) conciliation/mediation of disputes; and (4) diffusion of cultural 

and racial tensions. 

ELIGIBILITY: Any person; group; community; or Federal, State, or local 

governmental unit that seeks to resolve, reduce, or prevent conflicts related to 

race, color, or national origin. 

CONTACT: Headquarters Office: CRS, DOJ, 600 E Street NW, Suite 6000, 

Washington DC 20530; Telephone: (202) 305-2935. Additional information is 

available on web site: www.usdoj.gov/crs. Local: Contact CRS Regional 

Office. Regional Offices listed on web site. 

CFDA NUMBER: 16.200 Community Relations Service 

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Community Services Block Grant 

AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)/Administration 

for Children and Families (ACF)/Office of Community Services 

RECIPIENTS: States and local communities 

PURPOSE: To provide assistance to States and local communities working 

through a network of community action agencies and other neighborhood-based 

organizations, for the reduction of poverty, the revitalization of low-income 

communities, and the empowerment of low income families and individuals in 

rural and urban areas to become fully self-sufficient. 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Formula grants. Funds are available to provide 

activities designed to assist low-income persons to: 

· Secure and retain meaningful employment; 

· Attain an adequate education; 

· Make better use of available income; 

· Obtain and maintain adequate housing and a suitable living environment; 

· Obtain emergency assistance through loans or grants to meet immediate and 

urgent individual and family needs, including health services, nutritious food, 

housing, and employment-related assistance; 

· Remove obstacles and solve problems that block the achievement of selfsufficiency; 

· Achieve greater participation in the affairs of the community; and 

· Make more effective use of other related programs. 

The program also: 

· Provides emergency supplies and services, nutritious foodstuffs, and other 

services as may be necessary to counteract conditions of starvation and 

malnutrition among the poor; 

· Coordinates and establishes linkages between governmental and other social 

services programs to ensure the effective delivery of such services to lowincome individuals; and 

· Encourages private-sector efforts to ameliorate poverty in the community. 

ELIGIBILITY: States, Territories, and Indian Tribes 

CONTACT: Division of State Assistance, Office of Community Services, ACF, 

DHHS, 370 L’Enfant Promenade SW., Washington, DC 20447; Telephone: 

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(202) 401-9343 (use same number for FTS). Additional information is available 

on HHS’s web site, www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ocs. 

CFDA NUMBER: 93.569 Community Services Block Grant 

Community Services Block Grant 

Discretionary Awards

AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)/Administration 

for Children and Families (ACF)/Office of Community Services 

RECIPIENTS: State, Localities, Nonprofit Organizations 

PURPOSE: To help businesses create jobs for low income individuals. 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Grants to community development corporations 

are provided to help businesses create jobs for low income individuals. Projects 

may include manufacturing, technology, retail, agriculture, and construction. 

Grant projects are located in disenfranchised low income communities and often 

attract other private and public capital investment. The long term goal is to 

revitalize communities. 

ELIGIBILITY: Eligibility is restricted to private, locally initiated, nonprofit 

community development corporations (or affiliates of such corporations) 

governed by residents of the community and business and civic leaders. These 

corporations must have as a principle purpose the planning, implementation, and 

maintenance of low income housing or community development activities. 

CONTACT: Division of Community Discretionary Programs, Office of 

Community Services, ACF, DHHS, 370 L’Enfant Promenade SW., Fifth Floor 

West, Washington, DC 20447; Telephone: (202) 401-5294 (FTS not available). 

Additional information is available on HHS’s web site,

www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ocs.

CFDA NUMBER: 93.570 Community Services Block Grant – Discretionary 

 Awards 

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Conservation: Cooperative Endangered 

Species Conservation Fund

AGENCY: Department of the Interior (DOI)/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 

(FWS) 

RECIPIENTS: States 

PURPOSE: To assist States in the development and implementation of 

programs for the conservation of endangered and threatened species 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Project grants 

ELIGIBILITY: Participation is limited to State agencies that have entered into a 

cooperative agreement with the Secretary of the Interior. Puerto Rico, Guam, 

American Samoa, Pacific Trust Territories, and the Virgin Islands are also 

eligible to enter into cooperative agreements. 

CONTACT: Headquarters Office: Chief, Division of Endangered Species, 

FWS, DOI, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203, Washington DC 

20240; Telephone: (703) 358-2171. Local: Contact FWS Regional Office. 

Additional information is available on DOI’s web site, www.doi.gov. 

CFDA NUMBER: 15.615 Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund 

Conservation: Emergency Conservation 

Program 

AGENCY: Department of Agriculture (USDA)/Farm Service Agency (FSA) 

RECIPIENTS: Businesses, Individuals 

PURPOSE: To enable farmers to perform emergency conservation measures to 

control wind erosion on farmlands; to rehabilitate farmlands damaged by wind 

erosion, floods, hurricanes, or other natural disasters; and to carry out 

emergency water conservation or water-enhancing measures during times of 

severe drought 

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ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Direct payments for specified use 

ELIGIBILITY: Any person, who, as owner, landlord, tenant, or sharecropper on 

a farm or ranch, including associated groups, bears a part of the cost of an 

approved conservation practice in a disaster area 

CONTACT: Headquarters 0ffice: Conservation and Environmental Program 

Division, FSA, USDA, P.O. Box 2415, Washington, DC 20013; Telephone: 

(202) 720-7641. Local: Contact County or State FSA Office. Additional 

information is available on FSA’s website, www.fsa.usda.gov. 

CFDA NUMBER: 10.054 Emergency Conservation Program 

Conservation: Habitat Conservation

AGENCY: Department of Commerce (DOC)/National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)/National Marine Fisheries Service 

(NMFS) 

RECIPIENTS: States, Localities, Nonprofit Organizations, Businesses, 

Individuals 

PURPOSE: To provide grants and cooperative agreements for biological, 

economic, sociological, public policy, and other research; administration; and 

projects to educate the public about the coastal environment 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Project grants (cooperative agreements). Projects 

implement public policy pertaining to protection and restoration of the Nation’s 

wetlands and other coastal habitats and may include activities to determine the 

effects of habitat modifications and contaminants on populations of living 

marine resources, restore depleted stocks that have been adversely impacted by 

habitat modifications, determine if artificial or restored habitat fulfills essential 

habitat needs of living marine resources, and quantify contaminants and debris 

that pose a hazard to populations of these animals. 

ELIGIBILITY: State and local governments, including their universities and 

colleges; U.S. Territorial agencies; Federal and State-recognized Indian tribal 

governments; private universities and colleges; private profit and nonprofit 

research and conservation organizations; and individuals 

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CONTACT: Headquarters Office: Office of Habitat Conservation, NMFS, 

1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910; Telephone: (301) 713-

2325 (use same number for FTS). Local: Contact NMFS Regional Office. 

Additional information is available on NOAA’s Fisheries Service web site, 

www.nmfs.noaa.gov. 

CFDA NUMBER: 11.463 Habitat Conservation 

Conservation: National Coastal Wetlands 

Conservation Grant Program 

AGENCY: Department of the Interior (DOI)/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 

(FWS) 

RECIPIENTS: States 

PURPOSE: To grant funds to coastal States for restoration, enhancement, and 

management of coastal wetlands ecosystems 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Project grants 

ELIGIBILITY: Funds are available to all States bordering on the Great Lakes 

or the Atlantic, Gulf (except Louisiana), and Pacific coasts. Also available to 

Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern 

Mariana Islands, the Trust Territories of the Pacific Islands, and American 

Samoa. 

CONTACT: Headquarters Office: FWS, DOI, Washington, DC 20240. 

Telephone: (703) 358-2156 or (703) 358- 2201. 4401 North Fairfax Drive, 

Room 140, Arlington, VA 22203. Local: Contact FWS Regional Office. 

Additional information is available on DOI’s web site, www.doi.gov. 

CFDA NUMBER: 15.614 Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and 

 Restoration Act 

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Conservation: Resource Conservation and 

Development

AGENCY: Department of Agriculture (USDA)/Natural Resources 

Conservation Service (NRCS) 

RECIPIENTS: Localities 

PURPOSE: To assist Resource Conservation and Development Councils with 

projects relating to land conservation, water management, economic 

development, and community sustainability 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Technical assistance 

ELIGIBILITY: Participation is limited to designated Resource Conservation 

and Development Areas. The local Resource Conservation and Development 

Council must develop an area plan. Projects relate to the Council’s area plan 

and assist the Council in reaching stated goals and objectives. 

CONTACT: Headquarters Office: Deputy Chief for Programs, NRCS, USDA, 

P.O. Box 2890, Washington, DC 20013; Telephone: (202) 720-4527. Local: 

Contact NRCS State Office. Additional information is available on NRCS’s 

website, www.nrcs.usda.gov. 

CFDA NUMBER: 10.901 Resource Conservation and Development 

Conservation Technical Assistance 

AGENCY: Department of Agriculture (USDA)/Natural Resources 

Conservation Service (NRCS) 

RECIPIENTS: Federal Agencies, States, Localities, Nonprofit Organizations, 

Businesses, Individuals 

PURPOSE: Conservation systems are to reduce erosion, improve soil and water 

quality, improve and conserve wetlands, enhance fish and wildlife habitat, 

improve air quality, improve pasture and range condition, reduce upstream 

flooding, and improve woodlands. NRCS can collect, analyze, interpret, 

display, and disseminate information about the condition and trends of the 

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nation’s soil and other natural resources so that people can make good decisions 

about resource use and about public policies for resource conservation. 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Technical assistance 

ELIGIBILITY: The program can assist land users, communities, units of State 

and local government, and other Federal agencies in planning and implementing 

conservation systems. 

CONTACT: Headquarters Office: Deputy Chief for Programs, NRCS, USDA, 

P.O. Box 2980, Washington, DC 20013; Telephone: (202) 720-4527. Local: 

Contact NRCS State Office. Additional information is available on NRCS’s 

website, www.nrcs.usda.gov. 

CFDA NUMBER: None 

Conservation: Wetland Reserve Program

AGENCY: Department of Agriculture (USDA)/Natural Resources 

Conservation Service (NRCS) 

RECIPIENTS: Individuals, States 

PURPOSE: A voluntary program to restore wetlands. Participating landowners 

can establish conservation easements of either permanent or 30-year duration, or 

can enter into restoration cost-share agreements where no easement is involved. 

In exchange for establishing a permanent easement, the landowner receives 

payment up to the agricultural value of the land and 100 percent of the 

restoration costs for restoring the wetlands. The 30-year easement payment is 

75 percent of what would be provided for a permanent easement on the same 

site and 75 percent of the restoration cost. The voluntary agreements are for a 

minimum 10-year duration and provide for 75 percent of the cost of restoring 

the involved wetlands. In all instances, landowners continue to control access to 

their land. 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Technical and financial assistance 

ELIGIBILITY: Lands that meet the program requirements for eligibility 

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CONTACT: Headquarters Office: Deputy Chief for Programs, NRCS, USDA, 

P.O. Box 2980, Washington, DC 20013; Telephone: (202) 720-4527. Local: 

Contact NRCS State office. Additional information is available on NRSC’s 

website, www.nrcs.usda.gov. 

CFDA NUMBER: 10.072 Wetland Reserve Program 

Conservation: Wildlife Restoration

AGENCY: Department of the Interior (DOI)/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 

(FWS) 

RECIPIENTS: States 

PURPOSE: To support projects to restore or manage wildlife populations and 

support public use of these resources, and to provide facilities and services for 

conducting a hunter safety program 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Formula grants 

ELIGIBILITY: Participation is limited to State fish and wildlife agencies. A 

State must have passed laws for the conservation of wildlife that include a 

prohibition against diversion of license fees paid by hunters for purposes other 

than the administration of the State fish and wildlife agency. Also eligible are 

Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern 

Mariana Islands. 

CONTACT: Headquarters Office: FWS, DOI, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, 

DC 20240. Telephone: (703) 358-2156 or (703) 358-2201. Local: Contact 

FWS Regional Office. Additional information is available on DOI’s web site, 

www.doi.gov. 

CFDA NUMBER: 15.611 Wildlife Restoration 

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Dams: National Dam Safety Program 

AGENCY: Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Federal Emergency 

Management Agency (FEMA) 

RECIPIENTS: States 

PURPOSE: To reduce the risks to life and property from dam failure in the 

United States through the establishment and maintenance of an effective 

national dam safety program to bring together the expertise and resources of the 

Federal and non-Federal communities in achieving national dam safety hazard 

reduction 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: State grants distributed directly to State dam 

safety programs. Public Law 107-310 encourages the establishment and 

maintenance of effective State dam safety programs and provides financial 

assistance incentives to States to improve safety of non-Federal dams. 

ELIGIBILITY: For a State to be eligible for primary assistance under the 

National Dam Safety Program, the State dam safety program must be working 

toward meeting the following criteria: 

• The authority to review and approve plans and specifications to construct, 

enlarge, modify, remove, and abandon dams; the authority to perform periodic 

inspections during dam construction to ensure compliance with approved plans 

and specifications; a requirement that State approval be given on completion of 

dam construction and before operation of the dam; the authority to require or 

perform an inspection at least once every 5 years of all dams and reservoirs that 

would pose a significant threat to human life and property in case of failure to 

determine the continued safety of the dams and reservoirs, and a procedure for 

more detailed and frequent safety inspections; a requirement that all inspections 

be performed under the supervision of a State-registered professional engineer 

with experience in dam design and construction; 

• The authority to issue notices, when appropriate, to require owners of dams to 

perform necessary maintenance or remedial work, revise operating procedures, 

or take other actions, including breaching dams when necessary; regulations for 

carrying out the legislation of the State; provisions of funds to ensure timely 

repairs or other changes to or removal of a dam to protect human life and 

property, and if the owner of the dam does not take the action described above, 

to take appropriate action as expeditiously as possible; 

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• An exercise of emergency procedures to be used if a dam fails or if the failure 

of a dam is imminent; and 

• An identification of each dam whose failure could be reasonably expected to 

endanger human life, the maximum area that could be flooded if the dam failed, 

and public facilities that would be affected by the flooding. States wishing to 

participate in the National Dam Safety Program must submit a proposal with 

their application package including a program narrative statement, goals and 

objectives, performance measures, travel budget and related activities. 

CONTACT: Headquarters Office: Director, National Dam Safety Program, 

Mitigation Directorate, FEMA, DHS, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 

20472; Telephone: (202) 646-3885. Additional information is available on the 

National Dam Safety Program web site, www.fema.gov/fima/damsafe. 

CFDA NUMBER: 97.041 National Dam Safety Program 

Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program 

AGENCY: Department of the Interior (DOI)/U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) 

RECIPIENTS: States, Localities, Nonprofit Organizations, Businesses 

PURPOSE: To mitigate earthquake losses, provide earth science and data and 

assessments that support warning of imminent damaging earthquakes, land-use 

planning, engineering design, and emergency preparedness decisions 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Project grants (cooperative agreements) 

ELIGIBILITY: Colleges, universities, for-profit and nonprofit organizations, 

and State and local governments may apply for support. 

CONTACT: External Research Programs Office, USGS, National Center, Mail 

Stop 905A, Reston, VA 20192. Telephone: (703) 648-6722. Additional 

information is available on DOI’s web site, www.doi.gov. 

CFDA NUMBER: 15.807 Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program 

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Earth System Observations and Modeling 

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration 

(NASA)/Science Mission Directorate (SMD) 

RECIPIENTS: Federal Agencies, States 

PURPOSE: To provide information on changes in the Earth's surface 

(e.g., observations, predictions, mapping) related to disaster events 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Technical/scientific assistance. The 

Science Mission Directorate (SMD) carries out a scientific effort to 

better understand global earth system and processes through systems 

integration, observations, and earth systems modeling. On a case-bycase basis, NASA technology and capabilities may provide data 

products and models related to earth observations that may have 

application for scaling or measuring change related to disaster events 

and their aftermaths. Technical assistance requests are coordinated 

through FEMA (Emergency Support Function #5-Information and 

Planning) with NASA SMD and the NASA Emergency Preparedness 

Coordinator. 

ELIGIBILITY: Federal Agencies and States 

CONTACT: SMD, NASA Office of Science, NASA Headquarters, 

Washington, DC 20546-0001; Telephone: (202) 358-0851. Additional 

information is available NASA’s web site, 

http://science.hq.nasa.gov/earth-sun/applications/ 

CFDA NUMBER: None 

Education: Extension Service Post-Crisis 

Education and Assistance 

AGENCY: Department of Agriculture (USDA), Cooperative State Research 

Education and Extension Service (CSREES) 

RECIPIENTS: Localities, Nonprofit Organizations, Businesses, Individuals 

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PURPOSE: To provide post-crisis education and assistance to individuals, 

families, farm operators, small businesses, rural communities, and local 

leadership in the immediate aftermath of a disaster. CSREES, through the landgrant universities, also provides educational programs useful in preparing for 

impending crisis, these programs are the Extension Disaster Education Network 

(EDEN). 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: General education, technical assistance. 

(Emphasis is on issues critical to economic, agricultural, societal, health/ safety, 

and environmental progress.) 

ELIGIBILITY: Available to all 

CONTACT: Deputy Administrator, Partnerships, Cooperative State Research 

Education, and Extension Service, Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC 

20250. Telephone: (202) 720-5623. Additional information available on 

CSREES’s website www.reeusda.gov 

CFDA NUMBER: 10.500 Cooperative Extension Service 

Employment: Unemployment Insurance

AGENCY: Department of Labor (DOL)/Employment and Training 

Administration (ETA) 

RECIPIENTS: Individuals via States 

PURPOSE: To administer Federal and State Unemployment Insurance (UI) 

programs for eligible workers through State Workforce Agencies, including 

agencies in the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Formula grants for administration; trust fund for 

benefits 

ELIGIBILITY: Workers unemployed through no fault of their own who are 

able to work, available for work, and meet the eligibility and qualifying 

requirements of State law 

CONTACT: Headquarters Office: Administrator, Office of Workforce 

Security, ETA, DOL, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210; 

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Telephone: (202) 693-3029. Local: Individual State information and eligibility 

requirements are available from local employment offices. Additional 

information is available on DOL’s web site, www.dol.gov. 

CFDA NUMBER: 17.225 Unemployment Insurance 

Environmental Quality Incentives Program 

AGENCY: Department of Agriculture (USDA)/Natural Resources 

Conservation Service (NRCS) 

RECIPIENTS: Individuals 

PURPOSE: To assist eligible farmers and ranchers to address soil, water, and 

related natural resource concerns on their lands in an environmentally-beneficial 

and cost-effective manner. The program provides assistance to farmers and 

ranchers in complying with Federal, State, and tribal environmental laws, and 

encourages environmental enhancement. Five- to 10-year contracts are made 

with eligible producers. 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Technical and financial assistance 

ELIGIBILITY: Farmers and ranchers. The program is carried out primarily in 

priority areas, which may be watersheds, regions, or multi-state areas, and for 

significant statewide natural resource concerns that are outside the geographic 

priority areas. 

CONTACT: Headquarters Office: Deputy Chief for Programs, NRCS, USDA, 

P.O. Box 2980, Washington, DC 20013; Telephone: (202) 720-4527. Local: 

Contact NRCS State Office. Additional information is available on NRCS’s 

website, www.nrcs.usda.gov. 

CFDA NUMBER: 10.912 Environmental Quality Incentives Program 

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Family Assistance 

AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)/Administration 

for Children and Families (ACF)/Office of Family Assistance (OFA) 

RECIPIENTS: Individuals via States. 

PURPOSE: To help families with children move toward work and selfsufficiency while receiving temporary assistance. 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Block grants. Funds can be used to cover 

necessary food, shelter, clothing, other daily living needs, training, work 

supports and child care. 

ELIGIBILITY: State and local welfare agencies (including those in Guam, 

Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands) must operate under State plans that DHHS 

has determined complete. 

CONTACT: Headquarters Office: Office of the Director, OFA, ACF, DHHS, 

5th Floor, Aerospace Building, 370 L’Enfant Promenade SW., Washington, DC 

20447; Telephone: (202) 401-9275 (FTS not available). Local: Contact local 

welfare agency. Additional information is available on OFA’s web site, 

www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ofa 

CFDA NUMBER: 93.558 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families 

Farm Operating Loans 

AGENCY: Department of Agriculture (USDA)/Farm Service Agency (FSA) 

RECIPIENTS: Businesses, Individuals 

PURPOSE: To lend funds to pay operating expenses, refinance debts, purchase 

livestock and farm equipment, and make minor improvements to buildings and 

real estate 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Direct loans, guaranteed/insured loans, and 

technical assistance 

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ELIGIBILITY: Family-sized farmers unable to obtain credit from other sources 

CONTACT: Director, Farmer Programs Loan-making Division, FSA, USDA, 

1300 Independence Avenue SW., Room 54225, Washington, DC 20250-0522; 

Telephone: (202) 720-3889 (FTS not available). Additional information 

available on FSA’s website, www.fsa.usda.gov 

CFDA NUMBER: 10.406 Farm Operating Loans 

Farm Ownership Loans 

AGENCY: Department of Agriculture (USDA)/Farm Service Agency (FSA) 

RECIPIENTS: Businesses, Individuals 

PURPOSE: To assist farmers to develop, construct, improve, or repair farm 

homes, farms, and service buildings; to drill wells, and otherwise improve farm 

water supplies; and to make other necessary improvements 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Direct loans, guaranteed/insured loans, and 

technical assistance 

ELIGIBILITY: Family-sized farmers unable to obtain credit from other sources 

CONTACT: Director, Farmer Programs Loan-making Division, FSA, USDA, 

1300 Independence Avenue SW., Room 54225, Washington, DC 20250-0522; 

Telephone: (202) 720-1632 (FTS not available). Additional information 

available on FSA’s website, www.fsa.usda.gov. 

CFDA NUMBER: 10.407 Farmer Ownership Loans 

Farming (Insurance): Federal Crop Insurance 

Program 

AGENCY: Department of Agriculture (USDA)/Risk Management Agency 

(RMA) 

RECIPIENTS: Businesses, Individuals 

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PURPOSE: To improve the economic stability of agriculture through a sound 

system of crop insurance available from the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation 

(FCIC) administered by RMA; and to provide the means for the research and 

experience helpful in devising and establishing such insurance 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Direct payments of insurance claims 

ELIGIBILITY: The program is open to all persons who hold an insurable 

interest in a crop and county for which a Federal crop insurance policy is 

available. Crop insurance provides comprehensive protection against weatherrelated causes of loss and certain other unavoidable perils that may result in low 

yields, poor quality, delayed planting, replanting, and inability to plant. In 

addition, some plans of insurance also protect the insured against price declines. 

Benefits include cash flow protection, good loan collateral, enhanced marketing 

flexibility, stability for long-term business plans, and family security. The 

Government shares in the premium costs. As of 2004 RMA insured 370 

commodities and more than 43,400 county-commodity-plan combinations in 

primary production areas throughout the United States. Coverage levels of 50 to 

85 percent are available for most individual plans of insurance while group plans 

typically offer coverage levels of 65 to 90 percent. For some plans of insurance, 

at the time of purchase the insured also selects the percentage (from 60 to 100 

percent) of the RMA established expected market price on which premium will 

be assessed and qualifying losses will be indemnified. A minimum coverage 

level of Catastrophic Risk Protection (CAT) is available for an administrative 

fee of $100 per crop, per county. 

CONTACT: Headquarters Office: Administrator, Risk Management Agency, 

1400 Independence Avenue SW., Stop 0801, Washington, DC 20250-0801; 

Telephone: (202) 690-2803. Local: A list of crop insurance agents is available 

at all county USDA Farm Service Agency Offices. Additional information is 

available on RMA’s web site, www.rma.usda.gov. 

CFDA NUMBER: 10.450 Crop Insurance 

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Farming (Insurance): Non-Insured Crop 

Disaster Assistance Program 

AGENCY: Department of Agriculture (USDA)/Farm Service Agency (FSA) 

RECIPIENTS: Businesses, Individuals 

PURPOSE: To pay producers for crops not covered by catastrophic risk 

protection for crop yield losses caused by a natural disaster 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Direct payments. Noninsured Assistance Program 

(NAP) coverage includes commercial crops grown for food or fiber for which 

catastrophic risk protection plan insurance is not available. These include 

floriculture, ornamental nurseries, Christmas trees, turfgrass sod, and industrial 

crops. 

ELIGIBILITY: Crop producers not covered by catastrophic risk protection 

CONTACT: Headquarters Office: Production, Emergencies, and Compliance 

Division, FSA, USDA, P.O. Box 2415, Washington, DC, 20250-0517; 

Telephone: (202) 720-7641. Local: Contact FSA County Office. Additional 

information available on FSA’s website, www.fsa.usda.gov 

CFDA NUMBER: 10.451 Noninsured Assistance 

Farming (Loans): Intermediary Re-lending 

Program 

AGENCY: Department of Agriculture (USDA)/Rural Development (RD)/Rural 

Business-Cooperative Service (RBS) 

RECIPIENTS: States, Localities, Nonprofit Organizations 

PURPOSE: To finance business facilities and community development projects 

not located within the outer boundary of any city having a population of 25,000 

or more. Funds will also be available to intermediaries who will make loans for 

expenses that come as a consequence of a natural disaster. 

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ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Revolving loan fund administered by a Federallyapproved intermediary 

ELIGIBILITY: Nonprofit corporations, public agencies, Indian tribes, and 

cooperatives 

CONTACT: Headquarters Office: Deputy Administrator Business Programs, 

RBS, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Room 5811, Washington, DC 

20250-3220; Telephone: (202) 720-7287, Fax: (202) 690-0097. Local: Contact 

Rural Development State Office. Additional information is available on the 

RD’s website at www.rurdev.usda.gov. 

CFDA NUMBER: 10.767 Intermediary Re-lending Program 

Flood: Automated Flood Warning System 

(AFWS) 

AGENCY: Department of Commerce (DOC)/National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)/National Weather Service (NWS) 

RECIPIENTS: States, Localities and Non-profit Organizations 

PURPOSE: The purpose of the Automated Flood Warning System (AFWS) 

Program is to reduce loss of life and property damage in communities with flood 

and flash flood problems, and to increase the lead time for disaster preparedness. 

Program funds are used to create, renovate, or enhance rain and stream gage 

networks that are locally operated and maintained with non-NOAA resources. 

NOAA funds are used primarily to buy equipment, and secondarily to obtain 

specialized, short-term expertise to assist in design and implementation. 

Information collected and disseminated from these networks is used by local 

communities to increase their lead time for disaster preparedness and by NOAA 

for its forecasts and warnings. 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Approximately $500,000 will be available each 

fiscal year subject to the availability of funds. Proposals up to $100,000 may be 

submitted. It is anticipated that 5 to 10 awards will be granted each year. 

ELIGIBILITY: The AFWS program will give priority to those applicants 

demonstrating need for an existing or proposed AFWS serving an area with 

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significant flood and flash flood risk, and ability to operate and maintain an 

AFWS without NOAA resources. Data received by NOAA will be redistributed 

to the public without restrictions. 

CONTACT: Headquarters Office: AFWS Program Manager, Hydrologic 

Services Division, Office of Climate, Water, and Weather Services, National 

Weather Service - W/OS3, 1325 East West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910. 

Telephone: (301)713-0006 x154. Additional information is available on 

NOAA’s web site, www.ofa.noaa.gov/~grants/index.html. 

CFDA NUMBER: 11.450 Automated Flood Warning Systems 

Flood: Emergency Advance Measures for 

Flood Prevention

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DOD)/Department of the Army/U.S. Army 

Corps of Engineers (USACE) 

RECIPIENTS: States 

PURPOSE: To mitigate, before an event, the potential loss of life and damages 

to improve property due to an imminent threat of unusual flooding 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Advance measures are temporary, economicallyjustifiable flood damage reduction projects (and modifications to existing 

projects) constructed to mitigate damage from an imminent threat of unusual 

flooding. Direct assistance may consist of temporary levees, channel cleaning, 

preparation for abnormal snow packs, etc. Technical assistance to State and 

local authorities is also available. USACE efforts complement the maximum 

efforts of State and local authorities. 

ELIGIBILITY: Governor of the affected State must request assistance 

CONTACT: Headquarters Office: USACE, Attn: CECW-HS-E, DOD, 

Washington, DC 20314; Telephone: (202) 761-4963 (FTS not available). 

Local: Contact local Office of the USACE Division or District Engineer. 

Additional information is available on USACE’s web site, www.usace.army.mil. 

CFDA NUMBER: 12.111 Emergency Advance Measures for Flood Prevention 

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Flood Insurance: Community Assistance 

Program, State Support Services Element 

AGENCY: Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Federal Emergency 

Management Agency (FEMA) 

RECIPIENTS: States 

PURPOSE: The purpose of the Community Assistance Program – State Support 

Services Element (CAP-SSSE) is to provide, through a State grant mechanism, a 

means to ensure that communities participating in the National Flood Insurance 

Program (NFIP) are achieving the flood loss reduction objectives of the NFIP. 

CAP-SSSE is intended to accomplish this by funding States to provide technical 

assistance to NFIP communities and to evaluate community performance in 

implementing NFIP floodplain management activities with the goal of building 

community and State floodplain management expertise and capability. 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Formula grants (cooperative agreements). 

Funding is intended to build floodplain management capability at the state level. 

States then provide technical assistance to communities participating in the 

NFIP. 

ELIGIBILITY: States capable of performing floodplain management activities 

CONTACT: Community Assistance Section, Risk Assessment Branch, 

Mitigation Division, FEMA, DHS 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472; 

Telephone: (202) 646-2878. Local: Contact FEMA Regional Office. 

Additional information is available on FEMA’s web site, www.fema.gov. 

CFDA NUMBER: 83.105 Community Assistance Program-State Support 

 Services Element 

Flood Mitigation Assistance Program 

AGENCY: Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Federal Emergency 

Management Agency (FEMA) 

RECIPIENTS: States, Localities 

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PURPOSE: To help States and communities plan and carry out activities 

designed to reduce the risk of flood damage to structures covered under 

contracts for flood insurance 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Planning and project grants 

ELIGIBILITY: The State or community must first develop (and have approved 

by FEMA) a flood mitigation plan that describes the activities to be carried out 

with assistance provided under this program. The plan must be consistent with a 

comprehensive strategy for mitigation activities, and be adopted by the State or 

community following a public hearing. Eligible projects include acquisition, 

elevation, or relocation of National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)-insured 

structures, especially those that have been repetitively flooded or substantially 

damaged. 

CONTACT: Risk Reduction Branch, Mitigation Division, FEMA, DHS 500 C 

Street SW., Washington, DC 20472; Telephone: (202) 646-2856. Additional 

information is available on FEMA’s web site, 

www.fema.gov/fima/planfma.shtm. 

CFDA NUMBER: 97.029 Flood Mitigation Assistance 

Flood: National Flood Insurance Program 

AGENCY: Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/ Federal Emergency 

Management Agency (FEMA) 

RECIPIENTS: States, Localities, Individuals 

PURPOSE: To enable individuals to purchase insurance against losses from 

physical damage to or loss of buildings and/or contents therein caused by floods, 

mudflow, or flood-related erosion, and to promote wise floodplain management 

practices in the nation’s flood-prone areas 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Insurance 

ELIGIBILITY: States and political subdivisions of States (communities) having 

authority to adopt and enforce floodplain management measures within their 

jurisdiction that have their properly-completed applications approved by FEMA. 

A community must enact and enforce floodplain management regulations as a 

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condition of participation in the NFIP. Owners of improved real as well as 

personal property located in participating communities may then purchase flood 

insurance policies from insurance agents and companies participating in the 

NFIP. Following a flood loss to property insured under the NFIP, the insured 

property owner may file an insurance claim through his or her flood insurance 

agent or company. Damaged structures located within identified floodplains 

may be required to provide protection to those structures at time of repair. 

CONTACT: Risk Insurance, Mitigation Division, FEMA, DHS 500 C Street 

SW., Washington, DC 20472; Telephone: (202) 646-3422 (use same number for 

FTS). Local: Contact FEMA Regional Office. Additional information is 

available on FEMA’s web site, www.fema.gov. 

CFDA NUMBER: 97.022 Flood Insurance 

Food Distribution 

AGENCY: Department of Agriculture (USDA)/Food and Nutrition Service 

(FNS) 

RECIPIENTS: Federal Agencies, States, Localities, Nonprofit Organizations 

PURPOSE: To improve the diets of school and preschool children, the elderly, 

needy persons in charitable institutions, and other individuals in need of food 

assistance; to increase the market for domestically produced foods acquired 

under surplus-removal or price-support operations. Emergency distribution is 

authorized by the Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 

(P.L. 98-8). 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Donations of USDA-purchased foods 

ELIGIBILITY: States and Federal agencies designated as distributing agencies 

by a proper legal authority may receive and distribute donated foods. School 

and other child-feeding programs are eligible if certain criteria concerning 

facilities, meal content, meal charges, etc., are met. Charitable institutions are 

eligible to the extent that needy persons are served. Local governments, 

schools, other child nutrition organizations, nonprofit summer camps for 

children, and charitable institutions must submit applications for participation to 

State distributing agencies. Elderly nutrition programs (funded under Title III of 

the Older Americans Act of 1965) must apply to the State Agency on Aging for 

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commodities and elderly nutrition programs for Indians on reservations (funded 

under Title VI of the Older Americans Act) must apply to FNS Regional Offices 

for commodities. 

CONTACT: Headquarters Office: Director, Food Distribution Division, FNS, 

USDA, Park Office Center 3, 3101 Park Center Drive, Alexandria, VA 22302; 

Telephone: (703) 305-2064 (use same number for FTS). Local: Contact FNS 

Regional Office. Additional information is available on FNS’s website, 

www.fns.usda.gov/fdd. 

CFDA NUMBER: 10.550 Food Donation 

Food Stamps 

AGENCY: Department of Agriculture (USDA)/Food and Nutrition Service 

(FNS) 

RECIPIENTS: Individuals via States 

PURPOSE: To improve the diets of low-income households by increasing their 

food purchasing ability 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Direct payments restricted to food purchasing 

through electronic benefits. Eligible households receive an allotment that varies 

according to household size, income, and allowable deductions. 

ELIGIBILITY: The State or U.S. Territory agency responsible for federally 

aided public assistance programs determines eligibility (through local welfare 

officials). Those households found to be in need of food assistance receive 

allotments of food stamp benefits they can use to buy food in authorized food 

stores. (USDA also may provide emergency allotments of commodities to lowincome households during the initial response following a presidentially 

declared major disaster or other disaster.) 

CONTACT: Headquarters Office: Deputy Administrator, Food Stamp Program, 

FNS, USDA, 3101 Park Center Drive, Alexandria, VA 22302; Telephone: 

(703) 305-2026 (use same number for FTS). Local: Contact FNS regional 

office. Additional information is available on FNS’s website, 

www.fns.usda.gov. 

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CFDA NUMBER: 10.551 Food Stamps 

Hazardous Materials: State Access to the Oil 

Spill Liability Trust Fund 

AGENCY: Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/U.S. Coast Guard 

(USCG) 

RECIPIENTS: States 

PURPOSE: To encourage greater State participation in response to actual or 

threatened discharges of oil 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Project grants (cooperative agreements) 

ELIGIBILITY: States and U.S. Trust Territories and possessions 

CONTACT: Director, USCG National Pollution Funds Center, Suite 1000, 

4200 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22203-1804; State Access Information 

Telephone: (202) 493-6700. Additional information is available on the National 

Pollution Funds Center’s web site, www.uscg.mil/hq/npfc.

CFDA NUMBER: 97.013 State Access to the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund 

Hazardous Waste Worker Health and 

Safety Training 

AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)/Public Health 

Service (PHS)/National Institutes of Health (NIH)/National Institute of 

Environmental Health Services (NIEHS) 

RECIPIENTS: Localities, Nonprofit Organizations 

PURPOSE: To provide support for health and safety training of hazardous 

waste workers and their supervisors engaged in hazardous waste removal, 

containment, transportation, or emergency response; and to assist organizations 

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to develop competency to provide appropriate training and education to 

hazardous waste workers 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Project grants 

ELIGIBILITY: Public or private nonprofit entities that provide worker health 

and safety education and training. Recipients/grantees may use services, as 

appropriate, of other public or private organizations necessary to develop, 

administer, or evaluate proposed worker training programs, as long as the 

requirement for awards to nonprofit organizations is not violated and the 

majority of work is done by nonprofit organizations. 

CONTACT: Headquarters Office: Program Contact: Worker Training and 

Education Program, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 

National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, P.O. 

Box 12233, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. Telephone: (919) 541-0217; 

Grants Management Contact: Grants Management Branch, Division of 

Extramural Research and Training, National Institute of Environmental Health 

Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human 

Services, P.O. Box 12233, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. Telephone: 

(919) 541-1373. Additional information is available on NIEHS’s web site, 

www.niehs.nih.gov 

CFDA NUMBER: 93.142 NIEHS Hazardous Waste Workers Health and Safety 

 Training 

Health: Disease Control and Prevention

AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)/Public Health 

Service (PHS)/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 

RECIPIENTS: States, Localities, Nonprofit Organizations 

PURPOSE: To assist State and local health authorities and other health-related 

organizations in controlling communicable diseases, chronic diseases, and other 

preventable health conditions 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Project grants; technical assistance. 

Investigations and evaluation of all methods of controlling or preventing disease 

are carried out by providing epidemic aid, vector control, surveillance, technical 

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assistance, consultation, and by providing leadership and coordination of joint 

national, State, and local efforts. 

ELIGIBILITY: State and local health authorities, and organizations with 

specialized health interests 

CONTACT: Program Contact: Grants Management Contact: Grants 

Management Branch, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of Health and Human Services, 

2920 Brandywine Road, Room 3000, Atlanta, GA 30341. Telephone: 

770-488-2700. Additional information is available on CDC’s web site,

www.cdc.gov. 

CFDA NUMBER: 93.283 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – 

Investigations and Technical Assistance 

Health Program for Toxic Substances and 

Disease Registry 

AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)/Public Health 

Service (PHS)/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) 

RECIPIENTS: States, Localities 

PURPOSE: To work closely with State, local, and other Federal agencies to 

reduce or eliminate illness, disability, and death resulting from exposure of the 

public and workers to toxic substances at spill and waste disposal sites 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Project grants (cooperative agreements). Services 

may include health assessments and effects studies, exposure and disease 

registries, technical assistance, consultation, dissemination of technical 

information, and training. 

ELIGIBILITY: States or political subdivisions thereof, which may include State 

universities, State colleges, State research institutions, State hospitals, and State 

and local health departments 

CONTACT: Program Contact: Director, NCEH/ATSDR, DHHS, 1600 Clifton 

Road NE., Mail Stop E28, Atlanta, GA 30333; Telephone (404-498-0004). 

Grants Management Contact: Grants Management Officer, Grants Management 

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Branch, Procurement and Grants Office, CDC, DHHS, 2920 Brandywine, 

Atlanta GA 30341 (770-488-2745). Additional information available on 

DHHS’s web site, www.atsdr.cdc.gov

CFDA NUMBER: 93.161 Health Program for Toxic Substances and Disease 

 Registry 

Historic Preservation Fund Grants-in-Aid 

AGENCY: Department of the Interior (DOI)/National Park Service (NPS) 

RECIPIENTS: States, Nonprofit Organizations 

PURPOSE: To provide matching grants to States to expand the National 

Register of Historic Places, the nation’s listing of districts, sites, buildings, 

structures, and objects significant in American history, architecture, 

archaeology, engineering, and culture at the national, State, and local levels; and 

to provide matching grants-in-aid for the identification, evaluation, and 

protection of historic properties by such means as survey, planning, technical 

assistance, acquisition, development, and certain tax incentives available for 

historic properties. Matching grants are also authorized to the National Trust for 

Historic Preservation for its congressionally chartered responsibilities to 

preserve historic resources. 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Project grants ELIGIBILITY: National Trust for 

Historic Preservation, and States and Territories defined in the National Historic 

Preservation Act that operate programs administered by a State historic 

preservation officer 

CONTACT: Headquarters Office: Associate Director, Cultural Resources, 

NPS, DOI, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240. Telephone: (202) 208-

7625. Local: Contact State historic preservation officer. Additional information 

available on NPS’s web site, www.nps.gov. 

CFDA NUMBER: 15.904 Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid 

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Historic Preservation: National Register of 

Historic Places 

AGENCY: Department of the Interior (DOI)/National Park Service (NPS) 

RECIPIENTS: Federal Agencies, States, Localities, Nonprofit Organizations, 

Individuals 

PURPOSE: To maintain the National Register of Historic Places as a planning 

tool and source of information on sites, buildings, districts, structures, and 

objects of historical, architectural, engineering, archeological and/or cultural 

significance by assessing the significance of properties and by making the 

contents of the National Register available to the public; to coordinate with 

Federal agencies and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation in the 

implementation of laws and policies pertaining to historic preservation; and to 

make certain certifications with respect to the historic character of buildings and 

structures, the rehabilitation of historic buildings and structures, and the 

preservation criteria of State and local statutes 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Advisory and counseling services 

ELIGIBILITY: Eligible applicants are the States and Territories defined in the 

National Historic Preservation Act that operate under programs administered by 

a State historic preservation officer appointed by the Governor; Federal agencies 

required to nominate and consider historic properties within their jurisdiction; 

and, in States without an approved State historic preservation program, persons 

and local governments. Applicants eligible for Federal tax benefits include 

owners of individually listed properties and properties certified by the Secretary 

of Interior as being historic or in a district certified as historic. 

CONTACT: Headquarters Office: Chief of Registration, National Register of 

Historic Places Branch, Interagency Resources Division of Registration, NPS, 

DOI, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240; Telephone: (202) 343-9500. 

Local: Contact NPS Regional Office or State historic preservation officer. 

Additional information is available on NPS’s web site, www.nps.gov. 

CFDA NUMBER: 15.914 National Register of Historic Places 

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Housing: Choice Program

AGENCY: Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)/Office of 

Public and Indian Housing 

RECIPIENTS: Individuals via Localities 

PURPOSE: To provide tenant-based rental assistance for eligible families in 

privately-owned rental housing 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Direct payments for specified use. Housing 

choice vouchers to assist very low-income families are administered locally by 

public housing agencies. A family that is issued a housing choice voucher is 

responsible for finding and selecting a suitable rental unit that meets minimum 

standards of safety and health. A rental subsidy is paid directly to the landlord; 

the family pays the difference between the actual rent and the amount 

subsidized. 

ELIGIBILITY: Local public housing agencies determine eligibility based on 

annual gross income and family size. In general, a family’s total income may not 

exceed 30 percent of the median income for the county or metropolitan area. 

CONTACT: Headquarters Office: Office of Public and Assisted Housing, 

Delivery, Real Estate Housing Performance Division, HUD, Washington, DC 

20410; Telephone: (202) 708-0477 (use same number for FTS). Local: 

Contact HUD Field Office. Additional information is available on HUD’s web 

site, www.hud.gov. 

CFDA NUMBER: 14.871 Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers 

Housing: Direct Loans for Disabled Veterans 

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA)/Veterans Benefits 

Administration (VBA) 

RECIPIENTS: Individuals 

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PURPOSE: To provide certain severely disabled veterans with direct housing 

loans in connection with a grant of assistance from VA, with an accessible home 

specially adapted to meet their disability-related needs. 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Direct loans. The maximum direct loan is 

$33,000. 

ELIGIBILITY: Veterans who have service-connected disabilities due to 

military service, entitling them to compensation for permanent and total 

disability due to: 

 The loss or loss of use of both lower extremities, such as to preclude 

locomotion without the aid of braces, canes, crutches, or a wheelchair, 

or which includes blindness in both eyes, having only light perception, 

plus loss or loss of use of one lower extremity, or 

 The loss or loss of use of one lower extremity, together with 

 Residuals of organic disease or injury, or 

 The loss or loss of use of one upper extremity which so affects the 

functions of balance or propulsion as to preclude locomotion without 

the aid of braces, canes, crutches, or a wheelchair or 

 The loss or loss of use of both upper extremities such as to preclude use 

of the arms at or above the elbow. 

It must be medically feasible for the veteran to reside in the proposed or existing 

house; the house must be adapted as to be suitable to the veteran’s needs for 

dwelling purposes; and it must be financially feasible for the veteran to acquire 

it, with the assistance provided by the grant. 

CONTACT: Headquarters Office: Chief, Specially Adapted Housing, 

Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), 

Washington, DC 20420; Telephone: (202) 273-7355. Local: Contact Veterans 

Benefits Administration’s Regional Loan Centers or regional offices. 

Additional information is available on VBA's web site, www.homeloans.va.gov

CFDA NUMBER: 64.118 Veterans Housing Direct Loans for Certain Disabled 

 Veterans 

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Housing: Indian Housing Assistance

AGENCY: Department of the Interior (DOI)/Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) 

RECIPIENTS: Individuals 

PURPOSE: To use the Housing Improvement Program (HIP) resources of the 

BIA to substantially eliminate substandard Indian housing. This effort is 

assisted by the Indian Health Service (Department of Health and Human 

Services), which provides water and sanitary systems for houses repaired or 

built with HIP funds. 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Project grants (contracts); dissemination of 

technical information 

ELIGIBILITY: Indians in need of financial assistance who meet the eligibility 

criteria of the HIP regulations 

CONTACT: Chief, Division of Housing Assistance, Office of Tribal Services, 

BIA, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240. Telephone: (202) 208-5427 

Fax: (202) 208-5427. Additional information is available on DOI’s web site, 

www.doi.gov. 

CFDA NUMBER: 15.141 Indian Housing Assistance 

Housing: Rural Housing Service Section 502 

Direct and Guaranteed Loan Program 

AGENCY: Department of Agriculture (USDA)/Rural Development/Rural 

Housing Service (RHS) 

RECIPIENTS: Individuals 

PURPOSE: RHS Section 502 Direct Loan Program: To provide housing 

assistance to very low- and low-income applicants to purchase, build, or 

rehabilitate a home in a rural area. Payment assistance is available to eligible 

applicants and may lower the effective interest rate on a mortgage to as little as 

1 percent. RHS Section 502 Guaranteed Loan Program: To provide credit 

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assistance to applicants whose income does not exceed 115 percent of the area 

median income. 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Direct loans and technical assistance; guaranteed 

loans 

ELIGIBILITY: Direct Loan Program: Very low- and low-income rural 

families unable to obtain credit from other sources. All loan processing is done 

in Rural Development field offices. Guaranteed Loan Program: Low- and 

moderate-income rural families unable to obtain credit from other sources. Loan 

applications are processed by private lenders with RHS guaranteeing the lender 

against loss. Loans are financed at a market rate determined by the lender and 

have a term of 30 years. 

CONTACT: Headquarters Office: Director, Single Family Housing Guaranteed 

Loan Division, RHS, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Room 2250, 

Washington, DC 20250; Telephone: (202) 720-1474 (direct loans), (202) 720-

1452 (guaranteed loans). Local: Contact Rural Development field office. 

Additional information is available on RHS’s website, www.rurdev.usda.gov. 

CFDA NUMBER: 10.410 Very Low to Moderate Income Housing Loans 

Housing: Rural Housing Service Section 504 

Repair Grants and Loans 

AGENCY: Department of Agriculture (USDA)/Rural Development/Rural 

Housing Service (RHS) 

RECIPIENTS: Individuals 

PURPOSE: RHS Section 504 Repair Grants: To provide assistance to repair 

their homes to very low-income homeowners age 62 years or older living in 

rural areas. RHS Section 504 Repair Loans: To provide very low-income 

homeowners in rural areas with loans to repair their homes. Loans are available 

at 1 percent interest with up to 20 years to repay. 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Repair grants, repair loans, and technical 

assistance 

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ELIGIBILITY: Repair Grants: Very low-income senior citizens who own their 

own homes. Grants may be made only to applicants who are age 62 years or 

older to remove health and safety hazards. Repair Loans: Very low-income 

rural homeowners. 

CONTACT: Headquarters Office: Director, Single Family Housing Direct Loan 

Division, RHS, USDA, Room 2214 – Stop Code 0783, 1400 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250; Telephone: (202) 720-1474. Local: 

Contact Rural Development Field Office. Additional information is available on 

RHS’s website, www.rurdev.usda.gov. 

CFDA NUMBER: 10.417 Very Low-income Housing Repair Loans and Grants 

Parks: Land and Water Conservation Fund 

Program

AGENCY: Department of the Interior (DOI)/National Park Service (NPS) 

RECIPIENTS: States including pass-throughs to localities 

PURPOSE: To provide for the acquisition, development, and/or rehabilitation 

of public outdoor recreation sites and facilities and for statewide comprehensive 

outdoor recreation planning 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Project grants 

ELIGIBILITY: States and local units of government (which apply to a 

designated LWCF state liaison officer for assistance) 

CONTACT: Headquarters Office: Chief, Recreation Programs Division, NPS, 

DOI, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, Org. Code 2225 Telephone: 

(202) 354-6905 Local: Contact NPS Regional Office. Additional information is 

available on NPS’s web site, www.nps.gov. 

CFDA NUMBER: 15.916 Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development 

 and Planning 

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Parks: Urban Park and Recreation Recovery 

Program

AGENCY: Department of the Interior (DOI)/National Park Service (NPS) 

RECIPIENTS: Urban Localities 

PURPOSE: To provide for the rehabilitation of recreation areas and facilities, 

demonstration of innovative approaches to improve park system management 

and recreation opportunities, and development of improved recreation planning 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Project grants 

ELIGIBILITY: Cities and counties that meet eligibility requirements listed in 

the October 9, 1979, Federal Register 

CONTACT: Headquarters Office: Chief, Recreation Programs Division, NPS, 

DOI, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, Org Code 2225. Telephone: 

(202) 354-6905. Local: Contact NPS Regional Office. Additional information 

is available on NPS’s web site, www.nps.gov. 

CFDA NUMBER: 15.919 Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Program 

Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) Program 

Competitive Grants 

AGENCY: Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Federal Emergency 

Management Agency (FEMA) 

RECIPIENTS: States, Localities, Tribal Governments 

PURPOSE: To provide a consistent source of funding to state, tribal, and local 

governments for pre-disaster mitigation planning and projects primarily 

addressing natural hazards. Funding these plans and projects reduces overall 

risks to populations and structures and also reduces reliance on funding from 

actual disaster declarations. 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Grants 

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ELIGIBILITY: Applicant Eligibility: All flood prone applicants and subapplicants that have received a Special Flood Hazard Area or Flood Hazard 

Boundary Area map through the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) must 

be participating in the NFIP within the required timeframe and must not be 

suspended, on probation, or withdrawn from the NFIP. Only the State 

emergency management agencies or a similar office of the State, the District of 

Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, 

American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, as 

well as Federally-recognized Indian Tribal governments are eligible to apply. 

Each state shall designate one applicant. Federally-recognized Indian Tribal 

governments may choose to apply for PDM grants either through the State as a 

sub-applicant or directly to FEMA as an applicant. 

Beneficiary Eligibility: The following entities are eligible to apply to the 

applicant for assistance: state-level agencies other than the state emergency 

management agency; Federally-recognized Indian Tribal governments; and local 

governments to include State-recognized Indian Tribes, authorized Tribal 

organizations, and Alaska Native villages. Private non-profit organizations are 

not eligible Sub-applicants but may ask their local government to submit an 

application on their behalf. 

CONTACT: Risk Reduction Branch, Mitigation Division, FEMA, DHS 500 C 

Street SW., Washington, DC 20472; Telephone: (202) 646-2856 (use same 

number for FTS). Local: Contact FEMA Regional Office. Additional 

information is available on FEMA’s web site, http://www.fema.gov/fima/pdm/. 

CFDA NUMBER: 97.017 Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) Competitive Grants 

Snow Survey and Water Supply Forecasts 

AGENCY: Department of Agriculture (USDA)/Natural Resources 

ConservationService (NRCS) 

RECIPIENTS: Federal Agencies, States, Localities, Nonprofit Organizations, 

Businesses, Individuals 

PURPOSE: To provide Western States and Alaska with information on future 

water supplies. NRCS field staff collect and analyze data on depth and water 

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equivalent of the snowpack at more than 1,200 mountain sites and estimate 

annual water availability, spring runoff, and summer stream flows. 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Technical assistance 

ELIGIBILITY: Individuals, organizations, and State and Federal agencies use 

these forecasts for decisions relating to agricultural production, fish and wildlife 

management, municipal and industrial water supply, urban development, flood 

control, recreation, power generation, and water quality management. The 

National Weather Service includes the forecasts in its river forecasting function. 

CONTACT: Headquarters Office: Deputy Chief for Science and Technology, 

NRCS, USDA, P.O. Box 2980, Washington, DC 20013; Telephone: (202) 720-

4630. Local: Contact NRCS State office. Additional information is available on 

NRSC’s website, www.nrcs.usda.gov. 

CFDA NUMBER: 10.907 Snow Survey and Water Supply Forecasting 

Social Security Assistance 

AGENCY: Social Security Administration (SSA) 

RECIPIENTS: Individuals 

PURPOSE: To administer the Federal Retirement, Disability, Survivor, and 

Supplemental Security Income entitlement programs for the public. 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: SSA program information, claims and benefits. 

In a disaster, the SSA assists the designated Federal Coordinating Officer and 

provides staff at the Disaster Recovery Center to: 

 Process expedited claims for survivor benefits; 

 Assist in obtaining necessary evidence for claim processing (i.e., 

evidence of death); 

 Resolve problems that involve lost or destroyed SSA checks; 

 Process other types of benefit claims, including Disability and 

Supplemental Security Income; and 

 Reprocess lost or destroyed pending claims. Qualified individuals 

apply at a Disaster Recovery Center, at the nearest operational SSA 

field office, or through SSA’s national toll free number (1-800-772-

1213), where appropriate applications, depending on entitlement, will 

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be completed. Authority for entitlement is not contingent on 

Presidential declaration of a major disaster. However, in the event a 

disaster is declared, SSA personnel will staff the Disaster Recovery 

Center. 

ELIGIBILITY: Qualified individuals 

CONTACT: Headquarters Office: Office of Public Inquiries, SSA, Room 

4100, Annex, Baltimore, MD 21235; Telephone: (410) 965-7700. Local: 

Contact local SSA office. Following a declared disaster, contact the applicable 

Disaster Recovery Center, or call 1-800-772-1213. Web page: www.ssa.gov 

CFDA NUMBER: None 

Soil Survey 

AGENCY: Department of Agriculture (USDA)/Natural Resources 

ConservationService (NRCS) 

RECIPIENTS: States, Localities, Nonprofit Organizations, Businesses, 

Individuals 

PURPOSE: To maintain up-to-date, published soil surveys (and soil survey data 

in other formats) of counties or other areas of comparable size for use by 

interested agencies, organizations, and individuals; and to assist in the use of this 

information 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Technical assistance 

ELIGIBILITY: All individuals and groups that have a need for soil surveys are 

eligible to receive these documents by contacting the local NRCS office. 

CONTACT: Headquarters Office: Deputy Chief for Soil Science and Resource 

Assessment, NRCS, USDA, P.O. Box 2890, Washington, DC 20013; 

Telephone: (202) 690-4616. Local: Contact State or local NRCS office. 

Additional information is available on NRSC’s website, www.nrcs.usda.gov. 

CFDA NUMBER: 10.903 Soil Survey 

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Surplus Property: Disposal of Federal 

Surplus Real Property

AGENCY: General Services Administration (GSA)/Federal Supply Service 

(FSS) 

RECIPIENTS: States, Localities, Nonprofit Organizations 

PURPOSE: To dispose of surplus real property by lease, permits, sale, 

exchange, or donations 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Sale, exchange, or donations of property and 

goods 

ELIGIBILITY: State and local government agencies are eligible to apply for 

surplus real property for park, recreation, correctional facility, historic 

monument, public airport, health, educational, homeless, replacement housing, 

and general public purposes. Eligibility for property for wildlife conservation 

use, other than for migratory birds, is limited to States. Tax-supported and 

nonprofit medical and educational institutions that have been held exempt from 

taxation under 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code also are eligible to apply 

for property for health, educational, and homeless use. 

CONTACT: Central Office: Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Office of Real 

Property Disposal, Public Building Service, GSA, Washington, DC 20405; 

Telephone: (202) 501-0210. Local: Contact Regional Director, Realty Services 

Division, GSA. Additional information is available on GSA’s web site,

www.fss.gsa.gov/property. 

CFDA NUMBER: 39.002 Disposal of Federal Surplus Real Property 

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Surplus Property: Donation of Federal 

Surplus Personal Property 

AGENCY: General Services Administration (GSA)/Federal Supply Service 

(FSS) 

RECIPIENTS: States, Localities, Nonprofit Organizations 

PURPOSE: To transfer surplus property to the States for donation 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Sale, exchange, or donations of property and 

goods 

ELIGIBILITY: State and local public agencies; nonprofit educational or public 

health institutions or organizations, including providers of assistance to the 

homeless; nonprofit and public programs for the elderly; educational activities 

of special interest to the armed services; and public airports 

CONTACT: Headquarters Office: Director, Property Management Division, 

Office of Transportation and Property Management, Federal Supply Service, 

GSA, (FBP), 1901 S. Bell Street, Arlington, VA. 22202; Telephone: (703) 308-

0374. Local: Contact regional GSA Federal Supply Service Bureau. 

Additional information is available on GSA’s web site,

www.fss.gsa.gov/property. 

CFDA NUMBER: 39.003 Donation of Federal Surplus Personal Property 

Surplus Property: Use of Surplus Property for 

Public Health and Homeless Purposes

AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)/Program 

Support Center (PSC) 

RECIPIENTS: States, Localities, Nonprofit Organizations 

PURPOSE: To convey or lease all surplus Federal real properties, made 

available by the disposal agency, which are needed and usable by eligible 

organizations and institutions to carry out health programs 

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ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Sale, exchange, or donations of property and 

goods 

ELIGIBILITY: States, their political subdivisions and instrumentalities; taxsupported public health institutions, and nonprofit institutions which (except for 

institutions which lease property to assist the homeless under Title V of Public 

Law 100-77) have been held exempt from taxation under section 501(c)(3) of 

the 1986 Internal Revenue Code 

CONTACT: Chief, Space Management Branch, Real Property Section, PSC, 

DHHS, Parklawn Building, Room 5B-17, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 

20857; Telephone: (301) 443-2265. Additional information is available on 

HHS’s web site, www.psc.gov/aos/federalprop/index.html

CFDA NUMBER: 93.291 Use of Surplus Property for Public Health and 

 Homeless Purposes 

Veterans Medical Care: Grants to States for 

Construction of State Home Facilities

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA)/Veterans Health 

Administration (VHA) 

RECIPIENTS: Individuals via States 

PURPOSE: To assist States to acquire or construct State home facilities for 

furnishing domiciliary, nursing home care or adult day health care to veterans, 

and to expand, remodel, or alter existing buildings for furnishing domiciliary, 

nursing home, or hospital care to veterans in State homes. 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Project grants 

ELIGIBILITY: Any State may apply after ensuring that the assisted facility will 

be owned by the State, and will be used primarily for veterans. The Federal 

Government provides up to 65 percent of total project cost. 

CONTACT: Chief Consultant, Office of Geriatrics and Extended Care (114), 

Chief, State Home Construction Grant Program, Central Office, DVA, 

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Washington, DC 20420; Telephone: (202) 273-8540. Additional information is 

available on VHA's web site, www.va.gov/geriatricsshg. 

CFDA NUMBER: 64.005 Grants to States for Construction of State Home 

 Facilities 

Water and Waste Disposal Loans and Grants 

AGENCY: Department of Agriculture (USDA)/Rural Utilities Service (RUS) 

RECIPIENTS: Localities, Nonprofit Organizations 

PURPOSE: To develop, replace, or repair water and waste disposal (including 

storm drainage) systems in rural areas of any population and towns having 

populations of 10,000 or less. This is an ongoing program. 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Guaranteed loans, low interest rate direct loans up 

to 40 years and grants to maintain reasonable user rates comparable to similar 

systems. 

ELIGIBILITY: Applicant must be unable to obtain credit from other sources. 

Applicants must have the legal authority and responsibility for ownership and 

management of the system. Proposed projects must be economically feasible by 

demonstrating a positive cash flow situation. Grant funds are used to reduce 

water and waste disposal costs to a reasonable level for rural users and subsidize 

the project when the applicant has limited resources. Grants cannot exceed 75 

percent of eligible project costs. 

CONTACT: Headquarters Office: Assistant Administrator, Water and Waste, 

RUS, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250-3200; 

Telephone: (202) 690-2670 (use same number for FTS). Local: Contact the 

Rural Development (RD) County, District, or State Office. Additional 

information is available on RUS’s web site, www.rurdev.usda.gov. 

CFDA NUMBER: 10.760 Water and Waste Disposal System for Rural 

 Communities 

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Water Pollution Control 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)/Office of Water 

RECIPIENTS: States, Localities 

PURPOSE: To help establish and maintain adequate measures for prevention 

and control of surface water and groundwater pollution 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Formula grants 

ELIGIBILITY: States and interstate water pollution control agencies, including 

those in U.S. Territories, the District of Columbia, and Indian tribes 

CONTACT: Headquarters Office: Municipal Support Division, Office of 

Wastewater, EPA, Washington, DC 20460; Telephone: (202) 564-0749. Local: 

Contact EPA Regional Office. Additional information is available on EPA’s 

web site, www.epa.gov. 

CFDA NUMBER: 66.419 Water Pollution Control-State and Interstate Program 

 Support 

Watershed Operations: Small Watershed 

Program, Flood Prevention Program 

AGENCY: Department of Agriculture (USDA)/Natural Resources 

Conservation Service (NRCS) 

RECIPIENTS: States, Localities, Individuals 

PURPOSE: To work through local government sponsors and help participants 

solve natural resource and related economic problems on a watershed basis. 

Projects include watershed protection, flood prevention, erosion and sediment 

control, water supply, water quality, fish and wildlife habitat enhancement, 

wetland creation and restoration, and public recreation in watersheds of 250,000 

or fewer acres. 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Technical and financial assistance 

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ELIGIBILITY: Any State, county or groups of counties, municipality, town or 

township, soil and water conservation district, flood prevention or flood control 

district, or Indian tribe or tribal organization with authority under State law to 

carry out, maintain, and operate watershed works of improvement may apply for 

assistance. This program is also available in Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Guam, 

American Samoa, Mariana Islands, and Trust Territories of the Pacific Islands. 

CONTACT: Headquarters Office: Deputy Chief for Programs, NRCS, USDA, 

P.O. Box 2980, Washington, DC 20013; Telephone: (202) 720-4527; Local: 

Contact NRCS State Office. Additional information available on NRCS’s web 

site: www.nrcs.usda.gov. 

CFDA NUMBER: 10.904 Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention 

Watershed Surveys and Planning 

AGENCY: Department of Agriculture (USDA)/Natural Resources 

Conservation Service (NRCS) 

RECIPIENTS: States, Localities 

PURPOSE: To assist Federal, State and local agencies and tribal governments 

in protecting watersheds from damage caused by erosion, floodwater, and 

sediment, and in conserving and developing water and land resources. Resource 

concerns addressed by the program include water quality, opportunities for 

water conservation, wetland and water storage capacity, agricultural drought 

problems, rural development, municipal and industrial water needs, upstream 

flood damages, and water needs for fish, wildlife, and forest-based industries. 

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: Types of surveys and plans include watershed 

plans, river basin surveys and studies, flood hazard analyses, and floodplain 

management assistance. The focus of these plans is to identify solutions that use 

land treatment and nonstructural measures to solve resource problems. 

ELIGIBILITY: Any State, county or group of counties, municipality, town or 

township, soil and water conservation district, flood prevention or flood control 

district, or Indian tribe or tribal organization with authority under State law to 

carry out, maintain, and operate watershed works of improvement may apply for 

assistance. This program is also available in Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, 

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Guam, American Samoa, the Mariana Islands, and the Trust Territories of the 

Pacific Islands. 

CONTACT: Headquarters Office: Deputy Chief for Programs, NRCS, USDA, 

P.O. Box 2980, Washington, DC 20013; Telephone: (202) 720-4527, Local: 

Contact NRCS State Office. Additional information available on NRCS’s 

website, www.nrcs.usda.gov. 

CFDA NUMBER: 10.906 Watershed Surveys and Planning 

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Appendices 

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Appendix One: 

Acronyms Used in This Publication 

ACF Administration for Children and Families 

AoA Administration on Aging 

APH actual production history 

ARC American Red Cross 

ATSDR Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry 

AFWS Automated Flood Warning System 

BIA Bureau of Indian Affairs 

BPD Bureau of the Public Debt 

CAP-SSSE Community Assistance Program - State Support Services 

Element 

CAT Catastrophic Risk Protection [coverage] 

CCP Crisis Counseling-Assistance and Training Program 

CDBG Community Development Block Grants 

CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 

CECW-CO Corps of Engineers Civil Works-Construction Operations 

CECW-HS-E Corps of Engineers Civil Works-Homeland Security 

Emergency 

CECW-PB Corps of Engineers Civil Works-Policy Branch 

CFDA Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

CFR Code of Federal Regulations 

CMHS Center for Mental Health Services 

COAD Community Organizations Active in Disaster 

CPD Community Planning and Development 

CRP Conservation Reserve Program 

CRS Community Relations Service 

CSBG Community Services Block Grant 

CSREES Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service 

DHS Department of Homeland Security 

DHHS Department of Health and Human Services 

DOC Department of Commerce 

DOD Department of Defense 

DOI Department of the Interior 

DOJ Department of Justice 

DOL Department of Labor 

DOT Department of Transportation 

DUA Disaster Unemployment Assistance 

DVA Department of Veterans Affairs 

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ECWAG Emergency Community Water Assistance Grant 

EDA Economic Development Administration 

EDEN Extension Disaster Education Network 

EIDL Economic Injury Disaster Loan 

EPA Environmental Protection Agency 

ESE Earth Science Enterprise 

ETA Employment and Training Administration 

EWP Emergency Watershed Protection 

FCIC Federal Crop Insurance Corporation 

FDIC Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 

FFO Federal Funding Opportunity 

FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency 

FHA Federal Housing Administration 

FHWA Federal Highway Administration 

FMA Flood Mitigation Assistance 

FMAGP Fire Management Assistance Grant Program 

FNS Food and Nutrition Service 

FRS Federal Reserve System 

FSA Farm Service Agency 

FSS Federal Supply Service 

FTS Federal Telecommunications System 

FWS Fish and Wildlife Service 

GPO Government Printing Office 

GSA General Services Administration 

HIP Housing Improvement Program 

HMGP Hazard Mitigation Grant Program 

HUD Department of Housing and Urban Development 

IA Individual Assistance 

IHP Individuals and Households Program 

IRS Internal Revenue Service 

LWCF Land and Water Conservation Fund 

NAP Non-Insured Crop Disaster Assistance Program 

NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration 

NCUA National Credit Union Administration 

NFIP National Flood Insurance Program 

NIEHS National Institute of Environmental Health Services 

NIH National Institutes of Health 

NMFS National Marine Fisheries Service 

NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 

NPS National Park Service 

NRCS National Resources Conservation Service 

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NRCSDC National Resources Conservation Service District 

Conservationist 

NRCSSC National Resources Conservation Service State 

 Conservationist 

NRP National Response Plan 

NVOAD National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster 

OAA Older Americans Act 

OCC Office of the Comptroller of the Currency 

OFA Office of Family Assistance 

OTS Office of Thrift Supervision 

PA Public Assistance 

PD F Public Debt Form 

PDM Pre-Disaster Mitigation Program Competitive Grants 

PHS Public Health Service 

P.L. Public Law 

PSC Program Support Center 

RBS Rural Business and Cooperative Development Service 

RD Rural Development 

RHS Rural Housing Service 

RMA Risk Management Agency 

RUS Rural Utilities Service 

SAMHSA Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 

SBA Small Business Administration 

SSA Social Security Administration 

SUA State Units on Aging 

TDD Telecommunications Device for the Deaf 

TTB Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau 

UI Unemployment Insurance 

USACE United States Army Corps of Engineers 

USCG United States Coast Guard 

USGS United States Geological Survey 

USDA United States Department of Agriculture 

VBA Veterans Benefits Administration 

VHA Veterans Health Administration 

VOAD Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster 

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Indices 

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By Agency 

American Red Cross 

Disaster Assistance: Red Cross Disaster 

 Services Program I-10 

Department of Agriculture 

Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service 

Education: Extension Service Post-Crisis 

 Education and Assistance II-60 

Farm Service Agency 

Animals: Emergency Haying and Grazing II-46 

Conservation: Emergency Conservation Program II-52 

Farm Operating Loans II-63 

Farm Ownership Loans II-64 

Farming (Insurance): Non-Insured Crop Disaster 

 Assistance Program (NAP) II-66 

Farming Operations: Emergency Loans I-21 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Food Distribution II-71 

Food Stamps II-72 

Natural Resources Conservation Service 

Conservation: Resource Conservation 

 and Development II-55 

Conservation Technical Assistance II-55 

Conservation: Wetland Reserve Program II-56 

Environmental Quality Incentives Program II-62 

Snow Survey and Water Supply Forecasts II-84 

Soil Survey II-86 

Watershed Operations: Small Watershed 

 Program, Flood Prevention Program II-91 

Watershed Surveys and Planning II-92 

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Watersheds: Emergency Watershed Protection 

 Program I-43 

Risk Management Agency 

Farming (Insurance): Federal Crop Insurance 

 Program II-64 

Rural Business-Cooperative Service 

Business and Industrial Loans II-46 

Farming (Loans): Intermediary Relending 

 Program II-66 

Rural Housing Service 

Housing: Rural Housing Service Section 502 

 Direct and Guaranteed Loan Program II-80 

Housing: Rural Housing Service Section 504 

 Repair Grants and Loans II-81 

Rural Utilities Service 

Water and Waste Disposal Loans and Grants II-90 

Water: Emergency Community Water Assistance 

 Grants I-41 

Department of Commerce 

Economic Development Administration 

Economic Adjustment Assistance Program I-14 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 

Coastal Zone Management Administration 

 Awards II-47 

Conservation: Habitat Conservation II-53 

Flood: Automated Flood Warning 

 System (AFWS) II-67 

Department of Defense 

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 

Beach Erosion Control Projects I-2 

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Flood: Emergency Advance Measures 

 for Flood Prevention II-68 

Flood: Post-Flood Response I-23 

Flood: Rehabilitation of Flood Control Works 

 or Federally Authorized Hurricane and Shore 

 Protection Works I-24 

Watercourse Navigation: Protection, Clearing, 

 and Straightening Channels I-42 

Department of Health and Human Services 

Community Services Block Grant II-50 

Community Services Block Grant Discretionary Awards II-51 

Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training 

 Program (CCP) I-7 

Disaster Assistance for Older Americans I-9 

Family Assistance II-63 

Hazardous Waste Worker Health and Safety Training II-73 

Health: Disease Control and Prevention II-74 

Health Program for Toxic Substances and Disease 

 Registry II-75 

Mental Health Disaster Assistance I-33 

Surplus Property: Use of Surplus Property for 

 Public Health and Homeless Purposes II-88 

Department of Homeland Security 

Federal Emergency Management Agency 

Community Disaster Loan Program I-6 

Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training 

 Program (CCP) I-7 

Dams: National Dam Safety Program II-58 

Disaster Assistance: Cora C. Brown Fund I-8 

Disaster Legal Services I-13 

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Employment: Disaster Unemployment Assistance 

 Program I-17 

Fire Management Assistance Grant Program I-22 

Flood Insurance: Community Assistance Program, 

 State Support Services Element II-69 

Flood Mitigation Assistance Program II-69 

Flood: National Flood Insurance Program II-70 

Housing: Individuals and Households Program I-27 

Mitigation: Hazard Mitigation Grant Program I-34 

Pre-Disaster Mitigation Program Competitive 

 Grants II-83 

Public Assistance Program I-35 

U.S. Coast Guard 

Hazardous Materials: State Access to the Oil 

 Spill Liability Trust Fund II-73 

Department of Housing and Urban Development 

Community Planning and Development 

Community Development Block Grants/ 

 Entitlement Grants I-3 

Community Development Block Grants/ 

 Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program II-48 

Community Development Block Grants/ 

 States Program I-4 

Housing: HOME Investment Partnerships 

 Program I-25 

Housing: Mortgage Insurance for Disaster Victims I-29 

Office of Public and Indian Housing 

Housing: Choice Program II-78 

Department of the Interior 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

Housing: Indian Housing Assistance II-80 

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National Park Service 

Historic Preservation Fund Grants-in-Aid II-76 

Historic Preservation: National Register of 

 Historic Places II-77 

Parks: Land and Water Conservation 

 Fund Program II-82 

Parks: Urban Park and Recreation Recovery 

 Program II-83 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 

Conservation: Cooperative Endangered Species 

 Conservation Fund II-52 

Conservation: National Coastal Wetlands 

 Conservation Grant Program II-54 

Conservation: Wildlife Restoration II-57 

U.S. Geological Survey 

Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program II-59 

Department of Justice/Community Relations Service 

Community Relations Service II-49 

Department of Labor 

Employment: Disaster Unemployment Assistance 

 Program I-17 

Employment: Unemployment Insurance II-61 

Employment: Workforce Investment Act, Title I, 

 National Emergency Grants I-18 

Department of Transportation 

Federal Highway Administration 

Transportation: Emergency Relief Program I-40 

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Department of the Treasury 

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms 

Tax Refund: Alcohol and Tobacco I-38 

Bureau of the Public Debt 

Savings Bonds Replacement or Redemption I-37 

Internal Revenue Service 

Taxes: Disaster Assistance Program I-39 

Department of Veterans Affairs 

Veterans Benefits Administration 

Housing: Direct Loans for Disabled Veterans II-78 

Veterans Health Administration 

Veterans Medical Care: Grants to States for 

 Construction of State Home Facilities II-89 

Environmental Protection Agency 

Water Pollution Control II-91 

Federally Insured Financial Institutions 

Finance: Regulatory Relief for Federally Insured 

 Financial Institutions I-20 

General Services Administration/Federal Supply 

Service 

Surplus Property: Disposal of Federal 

 Surplus Real Property II-87 

Surplus Property: Donation of Federal 

 Surplus Personal Property II-88 

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration 

Earth System Observations and Modeling II-60 

National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster 

Disaster Coordination: Voluntary Organizations I-12 

Small Business Administration 

Economic Injury Disaster Loans I-15 

Loans: Physical Disaster Loans (Business) I-30 

Loans: Physical Disaster Loans (Individual) I-32 

Social Security Administration 

Social Security Assistance II-85 

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By Type of Assistance 

Advisory and Counseling Services 

Disaster Assistance: Red Cross Disaster Services 

 Program I-10 

Disaster Legal Services I-13 

Historic Preservation: National Register of Historic 

 Places II-77 

Housing: Individuals and Households Program I-27 

Taxes: Disaster Assistance Program I-39 

Direct Payments 

Community Services Block Grant Discretionary 

 Awards II-51 

Conservation: Emergency Conservation Program II-52 

Disaster Assistance for Older Americans I-9 

Disaster Assistance: Red Cross Disaster Services 

 Program I-10 

Farming (Insurance): Non-insured Crop Disaster 

 Assistance Programs (NAP) II-66 

Flood: National Flood Insurance Program II-70 

Food Stamps II-72 

Housing: Choice Program II-78 

Social Security Assistance II-85 

Watercourse Navigation: Protection, Clearing and 

 Straightening Channels I-42 

Donations 

Disaster Assistance: Red Cross Disaster Services 

 Program I-10 

Food Distribution II-71 

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Surplus Property: Disposal of Federal Surplus Real 

 Property II-87 

Surplus Property: Donation of Federal Surplus 

 Personal Property II-88 

Surplus Property: Use of Surplus Property for 

 Public Health and Homeless Purposes II-88 

Education, Technical Information and Training 

Education: Extension Service Post-Crisis Education 

 and Assistance II-60 

Employment: Disaster Unemployment Assistance 

 Program I-17 

Employment: Workforce Investment Act, Title 1, 

 National Emergency Grants I-18 

Housing: Indian Housing Assistance II-80 

Grants 

Formula Grants 

Coastal Zone Management Administration Awards II-47 

Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement 

 Grants I-3 

Community Development Block Grants/States Program I-4 

Community Services Block Grant II-50 

Conservation: Wildlife Restoration II-57 

Employment: Unemployment Insurance II-61 

Family Assistance II-63 

Flood Insurance: Community Assistance Program, 

 State Support Services Element II-69 

Housing: HOME Investment Partnerships Program I-25 

Water Pollution Control II-91 

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Project and Other Grants 

Conservation: Cooperative Endangered Species 

 Conservation Fund II-52 

Conservation: Habitat Conservation II-53 

Conservation: National Coastal Wetlands Conservation 

 Grant Program II-54 

Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training 

 Program (CCP) I-7 

Dams: National Dam Safety Program II-58 

Disaster Assistance: Cora C. Brown Fund I-8 

Economic Adjustment Assistance Program I-14 

Employment: Disaster Unemployment Assistance 

 Program I-17 

Employment: Workforce Investment Act, Title 1, 

 National Emergency Grants I-18 

Fire Management Assistance Grant Program I-22 

Flood: Automated Flood Warning System (AFWS) II-67 

Flood Mitigation Assistance Program II-69 

Hazardous Materials: State Access to the Oil Spill 

 Liability Trust Fund II-73 

Hazardous Waste Worker Health and Safety Training II-73 

Health: Disease Control and Prevention II-74 

Health Program for Toxic Substances and Disease 

 Registry II-75 

Historic Preservation Fund Grants-in-Aid II-76 

Housing: Indian Housing Assistance II-80 

Housing: Rural Housing Service Section 504 Repair 

 Grants and Loans II-80 

Mental Health Disaster Assistance I-33 

Mitigation: Hazard Mitigation Grant Program I-34 

Parks: Land and Water Conservation Fund Program II-82 

Parks: Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Program II-83 

Pre-Disaster Mitigation Program Competitive Grants II-83 

Public Assistance Program I-35 

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Transportation: Emergency Relief Program I-40 

Veteran Medical Care: Grants to States for Construction 

 of State Home Facilities II-89 

Water and Waste Disposal Loans and Grants II-90 

Water: Emergency Community Water Assistance Grants I-41 

Watersheds: Emergency Watershed Protection Program I-43 

Watershed Operations: Small Watershed Program, 

 Flood Prevention Program II-91 

Loans 

Business and Industrial Loans II-46 

Community Development Block Grants/Section 108 

 Loan Guarantee Program II-48 

Community Disaster Loan Program I-6 

Economic Injury Disaster Loans I-15 

Farm Operating Loans II-63 

Farm Ownership Loans II-64 

Farming (Loans): Intermediary Relending Program II-66 

Farming Operations: Emergency Loans I-19 

Housing: Direct Loans for Disabled Veterans II-78 

Housing: Rural Housing Service Section 502 Direct 

 and Guaranteed Loan Programs II-80 

Housing: Rural Housing Service Section 504 Repair 

 Grants and Loans II-81 

Loans: Physical Disaster Loans (Business) I-30 

Loans: Physical Disaster Loans (Individual) I-32 

Water and Waste Disposal Loans and Grants II-90 

Sale of Goods or Property 

Surplus Property: Disposal of Federal Surplus 

 Real Property II-87 

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Surplus Property: Donation of Federal Surplus 

 Personal Property II-88 

Surplus Property: Use of Surplus Property for 

 Public Health and Homeless Purposes II-88 

Specialized Services 

Beach Erosion Control Projects I-2 

Community Relations Service II-49 

Disaster Assistance: Red Cross Disaster Services 

 Program I-10 

Disaster Coordination: Voluntary Organizations I-12 

Finance: Regulatory Relief for Federally Insured 

 Financial Institutions I-20 

Flood: Emergency Advance Measures for Flood 

 Prevention II-68 

Flood: Post-Flood Response I-23 

Flood: Rehabilitation of Flood Control Works or 

 Federally Authorized Hurricane and Shore 

 Protection Works I-24 

Savings Bonds Replacement or Redemption I-37 

Tax Refund: Alcohol and Tobacco I-38 

Watercourse Navigation: Protection, Clearing, and 

 Straightening Channels I-42 

Technical Assistance 

Conservation: Resource Conservation and Development II-55 

Conservation Technical Assistance II-55 

Conservation: Wildlife Restoration II-56 

Earth System Observations and Modeling II-60 

Environmental Quality Incentives Program II-62 

Farm Operating Loans II-63 

Farm Ownership Loans II-64 

Farming Operations: Emergency Loans I-19 

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Flood: Emergency Advance Measures for Flood 

 Prevention II-68 

Health: Disease Control and Prevention II-74 

Housing: Mortgage Insurance for Disaster Victims I-29 

Housing: Rural Housing Service Section 502 Direct 

 and Guaranteed Loan Programs II-80 

Housing: Rural Housing Service Section 504 Repair 

 Grants and Loans II-81 

Snow Survey and Water Supply Forecasts II-84 

Soil Survey II-86 

Transportation: Emergency Relief Program I-40 

Watershed Operations: Small Watershed Program, 

 Flood Prevention Program II-91 

Watershed Surveys and Planning II-92 

Watersheds: Emergency Watershed Protection 

 Program I-43 

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