Chapter
FEDERAL TO FEDERAL SUPPORT
Stafford Act Incidents and Mission Assignments
Non-Stafford Act Incidents
OTHER KEY FEDERAL LAWS AND POLICIES
Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000
Post Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act
Homeland Security Presidential Directives
National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan
KEY FEDERAL ASSISTANCE FOR DISASTERRESPONSE AND RECOVERY
Department of Agriculture
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Housing of Housing and Urban Development
Community Development Block Grants
Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
Environmental Protection Agency
Small Business Administration
Chapter 2 PRESIDENTIAL POLICY DIRECTIVE 8AND THE NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS SYSTEM: BACKGROUND AND ISSUESFOR CONGRESS
BACKGROUND ON KEY CONCEPTS
National Versus Federal Preparedness Policy
Capability-Based Planning for All Hazard Preparedness
Current Status of PPD-8 Implementation
NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS GOAL
NATIONAL PLANNING FRAMEWORKS
Content of the Frameworks
Coordinating Structure and the Support Function Model
National Prevention Framework
National Protection Framework
National Mitigation Framework
National Response Framework
National Disaster Recovery Framework
Potential Issues and Challenges
ADDITIONAL COMPONENTS OF THE NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS SYSTEM
Assignment of Federal Responsibilities
Effect on State and Local Governments, the Private Sector,and Citizens
Impact on Federal Budget and Resources
Monitoring and Evaluating the Overall Policy Impact of PPD-8
Chapter 3 FEDERAL STAFFORD ACT DISASTER ASSISTANCE: PRESIDENTIAL DECLARATIONS, ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES,AND FUNDING
OVERVIEW OF THE STAFFORD ACT
The 1974 Disaster Relief Act, as Amended
OVERVIEW OF STAFFORD ACT DECLARATIONS
After a Catastrophe Occurs
Major Disaster Declarations
TYPES OF ASSISTANCE AND ELIGIBILITY
Major Disaster Assistance
Emergency Declaration Assistance
FUNDING CAPS AND COST SHARES
HAZARD MITIGATION ASSISTANCE
Section 404 Hazard Mitigation Grants
Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grants
ISSUES FOR THE 112TH CONGRESS
Private Utilities after the 1998 Ice Storms
Private Utilities after the 2001 Terrorist Attacks
Private Health System after 2001 Tropical Storm Allison
Reducing Federal Expenditures
Criteria for Assistance Declarations
Individual and Family Eligibility
Impact of Panel Decisions on Funding
Summary of Issues on Appeals Process
Chapter 4 FEMA’S DISASTER DECLARATION PROCESS: A PRIMER
CONGRESS AND THE DECLARATION PROCESS
PRESIDENTIAL AND GUBERNATORIAL DISCRETION
PRELIMINARY DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS
FACTORS CONSIDERED FOR PUBLIC ASSISTANCEIN MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATIONS
Estimated Cost of the Assistance
Recent Multiple Disasters
FACTORS CONSIDERED FOR INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCEIN MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATIONS
Voluntary Agency Assistance
Average Amount of Individual Assistance by State
Congressional Considerations for the Declaration Process
The Composition of Preliminary Damage Assessment Teams
Updating and Revising Individual Assistance Averages
Other Potential Disaster Indicators
Chapter 5 FEDERAL DISASTER RECOVERY PROGRAMS: BRIEF SUMMARIES
PROGRAM SELECTION CRITERIA
FEDERAL DISASTER RECOVERY PROGRAMS
Assistance for Individuals and Families
Individuals and Households Program
Disaster Unemployment Assistance
Dislocated Worker Activities
Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Program
Public Safety Officers’ Educational Assistance Program
Physical Disaster Loans—Residential SBA Disaster Loans Availableto Homeowners and Renters
Assistance for Victims of Crime
Assistance for State, Territorial, and Local Governments
Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grants
Reimbursement for Firefighting on Federal Property
Fire Management Assistance Grant Program
Assistance for Small Businesses and Nonprofit Organizations
Economic Injury Disaster Loans
Physical Disaster Loans—Businesses
Emergency Loans for Farms
National Flood Insurance Program
General Assistance Programs
Disaster Assistance.govhttp://www.disasterassistance.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance