Research Topics created from questions asked related to disaster recovery.

Public Questions and topics asked and answered that related to declared disaster recovery. We use raw research data to provide fact checking material which is available to members.

78 research topics

Scientific American republished an article by E&E News titled "Levees Won’t Save Louisiana from a Climate “Existential Crisis”

#127 published 6-2-2019 1 min. 59 seconds read, search group Research.

Top Five DOB and DRRA Implementation Issues to Address in Forthcoming Guidance Dec. 2018 training for Guidance expected to be published in 2019.

#94 published 3-4-2019 1 min. 36 seconds read, search group Research.

On May 22, 2018 10:09 AM, We are stilling waiting on an approval for elevation pricing

#100 published 3-17-2019 1 min. 39 seconds read, search group Research.

If you or someone you know is at risk of losing their home to foreclosure please pass information to them about the HUD Rapid Rehousing Program.

#106 published 3-21-2019 1 min. 40 seconds read, search group Research.

General questions and comments about RLHP Action Plan Amendment No. 1 Public Meeting Comments

#150 published 8-4-2019 2 min. 49 seconds read, search group Questions.

Tulane University , LSU, University of Louisiana at Lafayette may have been overlooked as possible grant award recipients for watershed modeling applications development.

#131 published 6-13-2019 1 min. 18 seconds read, search group Watershed.

Public Law 115 123 1 appropriated 28 billion of Community Development Block Grant disaster recovery CDBG-DR funding for two purposes

#121 published 4-20-2019 5 min. 33 seconds read, search group Research.

Federal Disaster Assistance

When you are navigating the federal disaster assistance agencies your first stop should be to the TruckAndTools.Com Disaster Resources. Every disaster agency uses the same process but not every disaster agency follows strict policy and guidance. Don't go into your disaster recovery with blind trust of your federal and state agencies that are leading the push to get you sheltered and out of the program.

Task Force asked by Citizens to add SBA Declined Loan Public Law 115-123 to meeting agenda, request was never answered by the task force or state government.

#118 published 4-8-2019 7 min. 34 seconds read, search group Research.

Limitation on emergency grant payments interim mortgage assistance. 42 U.S.C. 5305a8 is modified to extend interim mortgage assistance to qualified individuals from 3 months to up to 20 months.

#133 published 6-15-2019 1 min. 56 seconds read, search group Allocations.

Restore Louisiana Update: Grant Execution Deadline is Wednesday, July 31, 2019

#138 published 7-9-2019 1 min. 44 seconds read, search group State Contractors.

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Homeowners Disaster Recovery and Debt Reduction Assistance Handbook eBook and Website

By Murray Wennerlund 10-19-2023

Providing Guidance for Managing Financial Burden after a Disaster.

Restore Louisiana Homeowner Assistance Program Extends Application Deadline to Tuesday, Oct. 31

By Murray Wennerlund 10-11-2023

If you know someone who applied for HUD CDBG-DR Grants and was invited to complete the application process please send them a reminder, call them, tell them Ill help them complete the application if necessary. Dont let GRANT funds go to the state!

General Contractors and Residential Builders are missing out on $157.25 to $168.00 sqft builds!

By Murray Wennerlund 9-29-2023

General Contractors snubbed 2016 flood victims when asked to construction new homes at 108/sf. Today the same builders are not responding to 157.25 plus per sqft, why?