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After Applying for FEMA Assistance, it’s Important to Keep in Touch
Immediately after a disaster, keeping in touch with family is important. It’s also important to keep in touch with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) after you have registered for disaster assistance. Many survivors of the November wildfires in Butte, Los...
Beware of Post-Wildfire Scams
State and federal recovery officials urge California residents to watch for and report any suspicious activity or potential fraud from scam artists, identity thieves and other criminals who may try to prey on survivors of the Camp, Hill and Woolsey wildfires. Common...
SBA Disaster Assistance Available to California Private Nonprofit Organizations
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Low-interest federal disaster loans are now available to certain private nonprofit organizations in California following President Trump’s federal disaster declaration for Public Assistance as a result of wildfires that occurred Nov. 8-25, 2018,...
$180 millones en Subvenciones y Préstamos Aprobados para los Sobrevivientes de los Incendios Forestales
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Un mes después de que tres condados de California se vieran afectados por los incendios forestales más destructivos y letales que se recuerdan, las agencias federales y estatales han proporcionado casi $180 millones en subvenciones y préstamos...
SBA Tops $100 Million in Disaster Assistance Loans for California Wildfires
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Director Tanya N. Garfield of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Disaster Field Operations Center-West announced today that SBA has approved more than $114 million in federal disaster loans for California businesses and residents impacted by...