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PHILADELPHIA, PA — SEPTA will receive nearly $1.18 million in federal disaster recovery funding to repair rail signaling and communications infrastructure damaged by Hurricane Ida along its Manayunk/Norristown Regional Rail …
FEMA Allocates $1.18 Million for SEPTA Storm Repairs Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Federal emergency officials will evaluate Pennsylvania’s ability to protect communities near the Susquehanna Steam Electric Station during a nuclear emergency preparedness exercise the week of October 19, …
FEMA to Test Nuclear Emergency Readiness in Pennsylvania Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — The Philadelphia Fire Department will receive nearly $3 million in federal funding to improve operations and firefighter safety as part of more than $47.7 million in new …
Philadelphia Fire Department Gets Nearly $3 Million From FEMA Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal health, justice and emergency management agencies are developing a nationwide framework to accelerate alerts and searches for missing autistic children and adults, using existing emergency notification …
HHS Moves to Speed Alerts for Missing Autistic Americans Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Emergency Management Agency is making $11.4 million available to states and territories this month to rehabilitate high-hazard dams, targeting infrastructure whose failure could put lives …
FEMA Opens $11.4 Million Fund to Shore Up High-Risk Dams Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump administration is tightening fraud-prevention controls across federal benefit programs, citing the five-year prison sentence imposed on a Pennsylvania woman who admitted obtaining more than $1.7 …
Trump Administration Expands FEMA Fraud Controls Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Emergency Management Agency has released nearly $13.5 million in disaster recovery funding for Pennsylvania, including about $13 million for the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center …
FEMA Releases $13.5M for Pennsylvania Recovery Efforts Read More PHILADELPHIA, PA — FEMA has made more than $189 million in federal funding available for hazard mitigation projects across 40 states and one Tribal Nation, including more than $20 million …
FEMA Opens $189 Million in Hazard Mitigation Funding for States Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — FEMA has opened more than $420 million in federal grant funding to help state, local, tribal, and territorial governments strengthen emergency response operations, upgrade disaster coordination centers, …
FEMA Opens $420 Million in Grants for Disaster Readiness Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved nearly $92 million in disaster recovery funding for projects in Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia, directing federal resources toward infrastructure …
FEMA Approves $92 Million in Disaster Recovery Funding Across Three States Read More