The President’s action authorizes FEMA to coordinate all disaster relief efforts which have the purpose of alleviating the hardship and suffering caused by the emergency on the local population, and to provide appropriate assistance for required emergency measures, authorized under Title V of the Stafford Act, to save lives and to protect property and public health and safety, and to lessen or avert the threat of a catastrophe.
Specifically, FEMA is authorized to identify, mobilize, and provide at its discretion, equipment and resources necessary to alleviate the impacts of the emergency. Assistance for emergency protective measures (Category B), limited to direct federal assistance under the Public Assistance program, will be provided at 75 percent federal funding for all 67 counties in the state of Florida.
Thomas J. McCool has been named as the Federal Coordinating Officer for federal response operations in the affected area. McCool said additional designations may be made at a later date if requested by the state and warranted by the results of damage assessments.
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FEDERAL AID PROGRAMS FOR THE STATE OF FLORIDA Following is a summary of key federal disaster aid programs that can be made available as needed and warranted under President Donald J. Trump’s emergency disaster declaration issued for the state of Florida. Assistance for the State, Tribal and Affected Local Governments Can Include as Required:
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