Response & Recovery

. Individual Assistance
. Public Assistance
. Hazard Mitigation
. Response & Recovery Library
. Federal Response Plan

Local and State governments share the responsibility for protecting their citizens from disasters, and for helping them to recover when a disaster strikes. In some cases, a disaster is beyond the capabilities of the State and local government to respond.

The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, Public Law 93-288, as amended (the
Stafford Act) was enacted to support State and local governments and their citizens when disasters overwhelm them. A Guide to the Disaster Declaration Process explains the declaration process and provides an overview of the assistance available.

There are individual assistance programs (an overview
of individual assistance programs) that assist people and businesses following a disaster and help you get
back on your feet.

The Public Assistance Program provides supplemental
federal disaster grant assistance to help state and local governments and certain private non-profit organizations rebuild.

Emergency Response and Salvage Steps
Mobile Emergency Response Support (MERS)
Disaster Assistance for Older Americans
FTC Consumer Alert -- After A Disaster: Repairing Your
Home
HOW CAN I ...
Apply for Disaster Assistance?
Get In Touch With My Family?
Afford To Rebuild?
Help When Disaster Strikes?
Assist People with Disabilities in a Disaster
WHERE CAN I ...

Get Food And Water?
Find A Place To Stay?
Get Crisis Counseling?
Get Assistance to Help Heat or Cool My Home?
WHAT IF ...

My Home Was Destroyed?
I Lost a Loved One?
I Lost My Job?
I Don't Have Any (or enough) Insurance?
I Lost My Business Or Farm?
I Need Legal Help?

What About My Pets?
Fire Safety During or After a Disaster
Am I Eligible For Federal Assistance? How Do I Apply? Preparedness Programs & Activities Technological Hazards Division Emergency Food & Shelter Emergency Management Institute Mt. Weather Center Preparedness Partnerships & Outreach Training

Announcements & Recent Publications
Terrorist Incident Planning Guidelines Published
RR&R News Highlights
EENET Broadcast Schedule
EIIP Virtual Forum Schedule
Partnerships in Preparedness: Exemplary Practices in
Emergency Management, Volume IV (PDF)
Capability Assessment for Readiness (CAR) After Action
Report