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Tribal Declaration and Disaster Assistance Resources

Type
Disaster Resources
Year Published
2022
Organization
FEMA
Description

On January 29, 2013, President Obama signed the Sandy Recovery Improvement Act of 2013, which amended the Stafford Act. The Act included a provision to provide federally recognized Indian tribal governments the option to request a Presidential emergency or major disaster declaration independent of a state. Tribal governments may still choose to seek assistance, as they have historically, under a state declaration request. Below are some resources to help tribes understand the disaster declaration process, as well as the various disaster assistance programs they may receive. View Tribes with federal disaster declarations here.

Geography
Contact Information
Denise Bambi Kraus: bambi.kraus@fema.dhs.gov,
500 C Street SW
Washington, D.C. 20472