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Individual Assistance Program and Policy Guide

Since publishing the Individual Assistance Program and Policy Guide (IAPPG) version 1.1 in May 2021, we've made several changes.

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Displacement Assistance: FEMA Quick Reference Guide

Displacement Assistance helps survivors who can’t return to their home following a disaster by giving them up-front money to help with immediate housing needs.

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Continued Temporary Housing Assistance: FEMA Quick Reference Guide

FEMA can help eligible survivors who are still unable to live in their home and need to extend their stay in FEMA-supported temporary housing. FEMA will work closely with survivors to understand their temporary housing needs and connect them with additional resources to help them more fully recover.

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How to Appeal a FEMA Decision: FEMA Quick Reference Guide

Survivors have the right to appeal any FEMA decision or award amount.

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Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training Program (CCP) for Emergency Declarations

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Supporting Executive Order 13985: Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government

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Individual Assistance Program Interim Final Rule (IFR) Regulatory Changes

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Supplemental Application for Continued Temporary Housing Assistance

FEMA Form FF-104-FY-22-228

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Application for Continued Temporary Housing Assistance

FEMA Form FF-104-FY-21-115

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Episode 130: Streamlining the FEMA Application Process. Empowering Survivors to Rebuild Faster After Disaster

FEMA is on the verge of making some of the most significant updates to survivor assistance in the last 20 years. Experiencing a disaster and the loss and displacement that it can bring is often one of the most profound and impactful experiences survivors might ever go through in their life. Beginning on March 22nd, FEMA will implement sweeping changes to our Individual Assistance Program for new disaster declarations. Those changes will reach more individuals and deliver assistance faster. Just a few months into 2024 and at the beginning of our year of resilience, these updates will serve as a starting point for individuals and families who will have now more flexibility and access to our programs. From quickly providing assistance to people who become displaced to simplifying the application process, FEMA is empowering survivors and their communities so that they can rebuild their lives faster after a disaster. There are so many changes to unpack here, today. So, on this episode, we explore those individual assistance changes and how they could benefit disaster survivors speeding their recovery and helping to build resilience to future hazards.

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Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training Program is Available for Presidentially Declared Emergencies Memo

Congress amended Section 502(a)(6) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize Section 416-the Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training Program (CCP)-for Presidentially declared emergencies.

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