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[Archived] IN10835|What Happens If the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Lapses? (CRS)
1/4/23 -
[Archived] IN11049|A Brief Introduction to the National Flood Insurance Program in the 118th Congress (CRS)
1/12/23 -
[Archived] IN11187|Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Hazard Mitigation Assistance (CRS)
1/19/23 -
[Archived] IN11515|FEMA Pre-Disaster Mitigation: The Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) Program (CRS)
1/19/23 -
A Brief Introduction to the National Flood Insurance Program (CRS)
1/4/23 -
A Brief Overview of FEMA’s Public Assistance Program (CRS)
5/31/23 -
A Brief Overview of FEMA’s Individual Assistance Program (CRS)
1/3/23 -
Calculation and Use of the Disaster Relief Allowable Adjustment (CRS)
03/06/23 -
Congressional Primer on Responding to and Recovering from Major Disasters and Emergencies (CRS)
06/12/23 -
Disaster Survivor FAQ: FEMA Individuals and Households Program (CRS)
05/15/23 -
Effects of Terminating the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) PHE and NEA Declarations (CRS)
2/14/23 -
Emergency Assistance for Agricultural Land Rehabilitation (CRS)
1/24/23 -
Federal Disaster Assistance for Agriculture (CRS)
4/21/23 -
Federal Interagency Wildfire Response Framework (CRS)
4/21/23 -
Federal Procurement: Emergency-Related Acquisition Flexibilities (CRS)
3/27/2023 -
FEMA and SBA Disaster Assistance for Individuals and Households: Application Processes, Determinations, and Appeals (CRS)
1/10/23 -
FEMA Assistance: Limited English Proficiency and Equity (CRS)
03/06/23 -
FEMA Funeral Assistance for COVID-19 (CRS)
03/24/23 -
FEMA Individual Assistance Programs: An Overview (CRS)
1/3/23 -
FEMA’s Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) (CRS)
2/22/23 -
FEMA’s Emergency Food and Shelter Program-Humanitarian Relief (EFSP-H) and the New Shelter and Services Program (SSP) (CRS)
03/30/23 -
FEMA’s Individuals and Households Program (IHP)—Implementation and Considerations for Congress (CRS)
05/15/23 -
Funding for Wildfire Management: FY2024 Appropriations for Forest Service and Department of the Interior (CRS)
5/8/2023 -
I-95 Overpass Collapse in Philadelphia and the Federal Response (CRS)
06/12/23 -
Introduction to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) (CRS)
1/6/23 -
Landslides: Federal Role in Research, Assessment, and Response (CRS)
06/02/23 -
National Emergencies Act: Expedited Procedures in the House and Senate (CRS)
02/21/2023 -
National Flood Insurance Program Risk Rating 2.0: Frequently Asked Questions (CRS)
5/1/23 -
Oil and Chemical Spills: Federal Emergency Response Framework (CRS)
03/06/23 -
Options for Making the National Flood Insurance Program More Affordable (CRS)
1/6/23 -
Pandemic Relief: The Emergency Rental Assistance Program (CRS)
1/10/23 -
Post-Wildfire Debris Flows: Federal Role in Assessment and Warning (CRS)
7/10/2023 -
Private Flood Insurance and the National Flood Insurance Program (CRS)
1/9/23 -
Shelter and Services Program (SSP) (CRS)
06/13/2023 -
Stafford Act and Selected Federal Recovery Programs for Civil Unrest: Historical Perspectives and Policy Observations (CRS)
1/5/23 -
Stafford Act Assistance and Acts of Terrorism (CRS)
03/01/23 -
The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP): Background and Funding (CRS)
7/11/23 -
The Federal Flood Risk Management Standard (FFRMS) (CRS)
7/5/23 -
The National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP): Overview and Issues for Congress (CRS)
7/20/23 -
The PREP Act and COVID-19, Part 2: The PREP Act Declaration for COVID-19 Countermeasures (CRS)
02/28/23 -
The Small Business Administration’s COVID-19 Relief Programs (CRS)
2/22/23 -
The Strategic National Stockpile: Overview and Issues for Congress (CRS)
1/25/23 -
Tornadoes: Background and Forecasting (CRS)
4/5/2023 -
Understanding Linked Climate and Weather Hazards and the Challenges to Federal Emergency Management (CRS)
1/10/23 -
USDA Nutrition Assistance Programs: Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic (CRS)
1/24/23 -
Wildfire Smoke and Air Quality (CRS)
7/7/23
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