Today Governor Roy Cooper signed a state disaster declaration for counties that suffered damages from Hurricane Dorian, making additional assistance available to residents there. “Today’s state disaster declaration will help North Carolinians recovering from Hurricane Dorian get vital assistance nec
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National Flood Insurance Program policyholders in North Carolina who had Hurricane Dorian damage have 60 days from their date of loss to file a Proof of Loss.
FEMA remains committed to ensure policyholders receive every dollar their NFIP policy entitles them.
At 10:17 a.m. tomorrow more than 2.1 million people (including more than 347,000 schoolchildren) have pledged to participate in the Great Southeast Shakeout, the world's largest earthquake drill.
Today the U.S. Small Business Administration granted Governor Cooper’s request for a disaster declaration for counties that suffered damages from Hurricane Dorian, making additional assistance available to residents there.
The Department of Public Safety recently notified local governments about awards of State Acquisition Relocation Funds (SARF) totaling $28.2 million, which will help these cities, towns and counties complete acquisitions of repetitively flooded properties and help residents move out of floodplain
Governor Roy Cooper sent a letter today to the U.S. Small Business Administration requesting that the SBA grant a disaster declaration for North Carolina counties that were affec
ReBuild NC will hold three public hearings next week to receive public comments on how North Carolina plans to use $168 million in Community Development Block Grant–Mitigation funding allocated to the state by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Today, Governor Roy Cooper led a bipartisan group of governors in calling on Congress to make critical reforms to long-term federal disaster recovery programs.
The Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice has named Robert Van Gorder as the new warden of the Sampson Correctional Institution in Clinton.Van Gorder, 54, had been the associate warden for custody/operations at the prison since 2015.
Statement from Gov. Cooper's Office on FEMA denial of NC Individual Assistance for Hurricane Dorian:
"This is disappointing news for families who lost everything in Hurricane Dorian and still need help.
Governor Roy Cooper urged Senators Thom Tillis and Richard Burr to implore the federal government to approve Individual Assistance for those affected by Hurricane Dorian. Following Hurricane Dorian’s impacts on September 5th and 6th, Gov.
The U.S. Small Business Administration announced today that certain Private NonProfit organizations (PNP)s in North Carolina that do not provide critical services of a governmental nature may be eligible to apply for low-interest rate disaster loans.
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The federal Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention has awarded the N.C. Department of Public Safety with a 2019 Second Chance Act Grant for the expansion, adaptation and evaluation of the Juvenile Justice section’s Youth Reentry Program.