On Sep. 24, White House approved Florida emergency declaration.
White House President approved Florida emergency declaration and ordered federal assistance to supplement State, tribal, and local response efforts due to Storm Helene.
Emergency caused by Tropical Storm Helene began Sep. 23, 2024, and continues.
Authorizes the Department of Homeland Security, FEMA to coordinate all disaster relief efforts with purpose of alleviating the hardship and suffering caused by the emergency.
Public Assistance Category B
Public Assistance emergency protective measures, limited to direct assistance and reimbursement for evacuation, shelter support to be provided at 75% federal funding.
Aid for counties of Bay, Calhoun, Charlotte, Citrus, Collier, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gilchrist, Gulf, Hernando, Hillsborough, Jackson, Jefferson, Lafayette, Lee, Leon, Levy
Also eligible for federal assistance are the Florida counties of Liberty, Madison, Manatee, Monroe, Pasco, Pinellas, Sarasota, Suwannee, Taylor, and Wakulla.
Public Assistance (Category B) emergency protective measures, limited to direct federal assistance at 75% funding for the counties of Alachua, Bradford, Columbia.
As well as direct federal assistance available to the counties of Escambia, Hamilton, Holmes, Marion, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Sumter, Union, Walton, and Washington.
Sep. 2024 FEMA Reports Presidential Declaration
On Sep. 24, 2024, FEMA reported federal disaster assistance is available to Florida to supplement response efforts re Hurricane Helene beginning Sep. 23 and continuing.
Authorizes FEMA to coordinate all area disaster relief efforts to alleviate the hardship and suffering caused by the emergency on the local population and provide assistance
Sep. 2024 FEMA Resources
On Sep. 25, 2024, FEMA reported Biden-Harris administration made emergency federal assistance available to Florida, by approving pre-landfall emergency declaration.
Enabled FEMA provide resources for protective measures, response, recovery efforts.
Helene is likely to bring heavy rain, storm surge, hurricane force winds, flash flooding.
Storm surge, wind and rainfall impacts will extend well away from the storm’s center.
Tornadoes may occur over Florida peninsula, Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina.
Sep. 29, 2024 FEMA Supplemental Aid
On Sep. 29, 2024, FEMA reported that federal disaster assistance was available to Florida to supplement Hurricane Helene recovery from Sep. 23, 2024, and continuing.
Available in Charlotte, Citrus, Dixie, Franklin, Hernando, Hillsborough, Jefferson, Lafayette, Lee, Levy, Madison, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Sarasota, Taylor, Wakulla.
Includes grants for temporary housing and home repairs, uninsured property losses.
Also available to State, tribal and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for emergency work in same counties.
Finally, funding available on cost-sharing basis hazard mitigation measures Statewide.
Oct. 2024 FEMA Increased Federal Cost Share
On Oct. 3, 2024, FEMA reported President Biden made additional disaster assistance available to FLA 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. 23, 2024, and continuing.
Oct. 11, 2024 SBA Private Nonprofit Loans
On Oct. 11, 2024, SBA reported that certain Private Non-Profits (PNPs) in FLA that do not provide critical services of a governmental nature may be eligible for aid.
These entities, including school, museums, may be eligible to apply for low-interest disaster loans for damages as a result of Hurricane Helene that occurred on Sep. 23.
PNP organizations may borrow up to $2 million to repair or replace damaged or destroyed real estate, machinery and equipment, inventory, and other business assets.
PNP deadline for physical application is Dec. 4, 2024; for economic injury Jul. 7, 2025.
