fema disaster relief & assistance

FEMA Disasters & Assistance: Overview of disaster declaration processes, how FEMA gets involved, search for historic and current disasters. 

Disaster Declarations: Live list of all current federal disaster and emergency declarations.

Individual Assistance: Details on applying for FEMA aid, eligibility, appeals, and navigating the recovery process. 

DisasterAssistance.gov: Central portal to apply for FEMA assistance, track status, and locate resources (e.g., shelters, SBA loans). 

Preparedness & Planning Frameworks

FEMA Planning Guides: Comprehensive toolkits for emergency managers, including evacuation, supply chain resilience, cyber planning, shelters, and houses of worship. 

National Response Framework (NRF): Defines how federal, state, local, and private sectors coordinate during disasters.  

National Disaster Recovery Framework (NDRF): Outlines recovery coordination post-disaster, emphasizing resilience and community rebuilding. 

National Preparedness: Resources on grants, federal interagency plans, and the National Preparedness System. 

tRAINING & tOOLS

National Disaster & Emergency Management University (NDEMU): FEMA’s emergency management training institute (formerly EMI).  

HAZUS: FEMA’s GIS-based hazard risk and loss assessment tool. 

pARTNERSHIPS & vOLUNTEER cOORDINATION

National VOAD (Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster): Coalition of volunteer organizations (e.g., Red Cross, Salvation Army) coordinating disaster aid nationwide.

National Shelter System: Joint FEMA–Red Cross platform for managing shelter capacity and locations. 

PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES

PublicHealthEmergency.gov: HHS portal with federal coordination on medical/public health emergencies and related planning tools.

TOPIC

Apply for FEMA aid 

Search declarations  

FEMA general info

Apply for individual help 

Planning guides  

Response framework 

Recovery framework 

Preparedness resources 

Training institute 

Risk assessment tool

Volunteer coordination  

Shelter management 

Health emergencies 

rESOURCE

DisasterAssistance.gov 

FEMA Disaster Declarations 

FEMA – Disasters & Assistance  

FEMA Individual Assistance 

FEMA Planning Guides 

National Response Framework

National Disaster Recovery Framework 

National Preparedness 

NDEMU Risk 

HAZUS

National VOAD 

National Shelter System 

 PublicHealthEmergency.gov