NOAA Partnership Releases New Disaster Aid Resources for Louisiana Communities
NOV. 12, 2024 — Over the past year, the NOAA Office of Response and Restoration (OR&R) Disaster Preparedness Program (DPP) and the Coastal Response Research Center at the University of New Hampshire partnered with Louisiana Sea Grant to launch a series of resources to assist communities following natural disasters.
These resources - which include fact sheets, videos, and social media posts - aim to provide guidance on navigating federal disaster aid programs. The fact sheets cover topics such as the major disaster declaration process, individual and housing assistance, and debris removal. Additional fact sheet topics will be developed over the next year. All resources will be available in English, Spanish, and Vietnamese.
Originally created for Louisiana communities, fact sheets are also available for other states and content is designed to be easily adaptable across geographic regions and for various disaster types. The team behind these resources will share products across NOAA and with external partners including emergency managers, NGOs, and government officials. The goal is for these resources to have a broad impact to help communities know what types of aid are available and how to access aid following a disaster.