On Sep. 26, White House approved Georgia emergency declaration.
White House President Biden approved emergency declaration for Georgia.
Federal assistance will supplement State and local response efforts due to emergency conditions resulting from Hurricane Helene beginning on Sep. 24, 2024, continuing.
Follows GA LEG Sep. 2024 State of emergency ahead of Helen, see #227613.
Public Assistance (Category B)
Public Assistance (Category B) emergency protective measures, including to direct federal assistance will be provided at 75 percent federal funding for following counties.
Available for counties of Atkinson, Baker, Banks, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Clinch, Coffee, Colquitt, Cook, Crisp, Dawson, Decatur, and Dooly.
Public Assistance (Category B) Mass Care Reimbursement
Public Assistance (Category B) emergency protective measures, limited to direct Federal assistance and reimbursement for mass care including evacuation and shelter.
Support will be provided at 75% federal funding for the counties of Appling, Bacon, Baldwin, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Bleckley, Brantley, Burke, Butts, Camden, Carroll.
Walton, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Wheeler, Whitfield, Wilkes, and Wilkinson.
Public Assistance (Category B) Limited to Direct Fed Assistance
Public Assistance (Category B) emergency protective measures, limited to direct Federal assistance will be provided at 75 % Federal funding for following counties.
FEMA reported that federal disaster assistance is available to State of Goergia to supplement response efforts during conditions from Helene beginning Sep. 24.
Funding is available to state, tribal and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofits on a cost-sharing basis for emergency protective measures.
Measures include federal assistance for counties of Atkinson, Baker, Banks, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Clinch, Coffee, Colquitt, Cook, Crisp,
As are the counties of White, Wilcox and Worth as listed on the document.
Federal funding is available to emergency protective measures for mass care in designated counties and emergency protective measures to certain counties.
Oct. 1, 2024 FEMA Federal Funding Assistance
On Oct. 1, 2024, FEMA reported additional disaster assistance made available in GA for repairs, low-cost loans, and to cover uninsured commercial or residential property loss.
Loan, property coverage, and cost-sharing basis funding available in Appling, Brooks, Coffee, Columbia, Jefferson, Liberty, Lowndes, Pierce, Richmond, Tattnall and Toombs.
Oct. 2, 2024 SBA, FEMA Disaster Assistance
On Oct. 2, 2024, SBA reported low-interest disaster loans available to businesses and residents in Georgia re disaster declaration for Hurricane Helene beginning Sep. 25.
Businesses and private nonprofit organizations may borrow up to $2mn to repair or replace disaster-damaged or destroyed real estate, machinery and equipment, assets.
Deadline for physical property damage loans is Nov. 29, 2024, EIDLs is Jun. 30, 2025.
On the same day, FEMA reported President Biden made additional disaster assistance available to GA to supplement recovery efforts in areas affected by Hurricane Helene.
The federal cost-share to be increased from seventy-five to one hundred percent for the first ninety days of the incident period, beginning Sep. 24, 2024, and continuing.
Oct. 2024 FEMA Unemployment Insurance
On Oct. 20, 2024, FEMA reported Georgians unemployed as a direct consequence of Tropical Storm Debby or Hurricane Helene may be eligible to receive assistance.
Federal Disaster Unemployment Assistance provides benefits to people who are self-employed, farmers, diversified farming operators, loggers, commission-paid workers.
As well as other employees who are not eligible under the State's program.
