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Hurricane Ian: Resources for Response & Recovery

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As communities across the country deal with the impacts of Hurricane Ian, our thoughts are with those responding and recovering from the storm. To support leaders during the aftermath of Ian, the American Flood Coalition created the below resources.

Checklist for Immediate Needs

As a local leader, your top priority after a disaster is safety. But it can be tough to know where to start and what to prioritize. That’s why the American Flood Coalition put together this checklist, focused on seven immediate needs for a community during response and recovery.

4 Steps for Setting up a Long-term Recovery

After disaster like Hurricane Ian, local leaders often stare down a complex, years-long recovery. To help you jumpstart the recovery and avoid common mistakes, the American Flood Coalition simplified this process into four clear steps.

Apply for Public Assistance

As communities deal with the immediate impacts of Hurricane Ian, the Public Assistance program can help shoulder the burden of recovery.

The Public Assistance program helps state, local, territorial, and tribal governments, as well as certain nonprofits, quickly respond to and recover from major disasters or emergencies declared by the president. Governments must submit a Request for Public Assistance within 30 days of the declared disaster, unless otherwise specified.

Florida – DEADLINE EXTENDED

Governments must submit a Request for Public Assistance through the State of Florida’s Public Assistance Web Portal, www.FloridaPA.org. Applications are due by January 6, 2023. Information on which category of Public Assistance your county is eligible for can be found on FEMA’s website.

South Carolina – NEW COUNTIES ELIGIBLE FOR ASSISTANCE

The following seven counties in South Carolina are eligible for all categories of Public Assistance:

  • Berkeley County
  • Charleston County
  • Clarendon County
  • Georgetown County
  • Horry County
  • Jasper County
  • Williamsburg County

Prospective Public Assistance applicants in South Carolina should reach out to the South Carolina Emergency Management Department Recovery Program by phone (803-367-7756) or email (PA@emd.sc.gov) to submit a Request for Public Assistance (RPA) by December 21, 2022.

North Carolina – DEADLINE PASSED

All 100 counties and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians of North Carolina are eligible for Public Assistance for Emergency Protective Measures (Category B). Emergency protective measures conducted before, during, and after an incident are eligible if the measures do one of the following:

  • Eliminate or lessen immediate threats to lives, public health, or safety.
  • Eliminate or lessen immediate threats of significant additional damage to improved public or private property in a cost-effective manner.

Prospective Public Assistance applicants in North Carolina can go directly to the FEMA Grants Portal at https://grantee.fema.gov/ to submit a Request for Public Assistance by October 31, 2022.

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