Each year, approximately 50 presidentially declared disasters cause injury and death, destroy homes and businesses and disrupt the lives of hundreds of thousands of people across the nation.
DisasterAssistance.gov is the result of Executive Order 13411, which requires the federal government to simplify the process of identifying and applying for disaster assistance. Now, survivors who need help following a presidentially
declared disaster that has been designated for individual assistance can go to
DisasterAssistance.gov to register online. DisasterAssistance.gov is a user-friendly Web portal that consolidates information about assistance
available from multiple government agencies in one place, making it easier for survivors to research and apply for disaster assistance. Currently, 17 federal agencies contribute to the portal, which offers applications for or information on almost 60 forms of assistance, as well as information on local resources to help keep citizens safe during an
emergency.
The portal will continue to expand to include forms of assistance available at the federal, state, tribal, regional and local levels, with full functionality projected for 2014.
To learn more click here: http://www.1800prepare.com/DAIP_Overview_081309_FNL.pdf