CRS IF10756: Major Disaster Assistance from the DRF: U.S. Virgin Islands
https://crsreports.congress.gov October 16, 2017 Major Disaster Assistance from the DRF: U.S. Virgin Islands Overview The Disaster Relief Fund (DRF) is managed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and is the primary source of federal assistance following a major disaster declaration. The authority to declare a major disaster is provided to the President under the Robert T. Stafford Emergency Relief and Disaster Assistance Act (P.L. 93-288, as amended; Stafford Act). The information below includes only DRF funding provided to the U.S. Virgin Islands as a result of assistance associated with a major disaster declaration declared between FY2000 and FY2016. This information does not include other assistance provided through the DRF or disaster assistance provided by other federal sources, such as Small Business Administration disaster loans. In FY2017, two major disasters were declared for the U.S. Virgin Islands. Those major disaster declarations are not included in the analysis below. FEMA administers disaster relief through regional offices. The U.S. …
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