States need a major disaster declaration to access federal aid, but the wait time ranges from a few days to a few months.

After deadly severe storms that brought heavy rainfall and tornadoes resulted in power outages, road closures and damage to many Hoosier businesses and homes in April 2025, FEMA has recently approved ...

The Trump administration is freezing FEMA aid for ongoing disaster relief amid the federal government’s partial shutdown — an action that generated a new layer of uncertainty and sharp pushback Monday ...

LANSING — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has appealed several federal disaster aid denials after the Federal Emergency Management Agency declined to approve key portions of Michigan’s request for assistance ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Hillsborough County residents have another opportunity to obtain Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) assistance in repairing their storm-damaged homes. In partnership with ...

Local governments and certain nonprofit organizations in seven Tennessee counties affected by the January winter storm are ...