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.

170 research topics

Attic Ventilation in the southern states. What best practices, experience, information can you share with us? It's going to shock you but building by science may have us doing things wrong for decades.

#130 published 6-9-2019 1 min. 41 seconds read, search group Construction.

FEMA Resource every disaster victim should have bookmarked before the disaster hits your home and business.

#129 published 6-4-2019 1 min. 11 seconds read, search group Research.

Will the NFIP cover homes flooded by the opening of the Morganza Spillway?

#128 published 6-3-2019 3 min. 31 seconds read, search group Research.

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.

Research into SBA Loans Declined by Households that were below 80 percent AMI. (State of Louisiana)

#126 published 5-30-2019 3 min. 44 seconds read, search group Research.

Rental assistance to tenants—42 U.S.C. 5305a8 is modified to permit rental assistance for up to 24 months State of Louisiana only.

#125 published 5-28-2019 1 min. 58 seconds read, search group Research.

GAO-19-232 Disaster Victims not inspected by HUD for damages when applicants where denied by SBA

#124 published 5-14-2019 1 min. 17 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.

... we want to spread this rebuilding assistance money to as many people, homeowners, renters, and small businesses as quickly as we possibly can, again, congress has appropriated $1.65 billion to Louisiana.

#123 published 5-12-2019 1 min. 39 seconds read, search group Research.

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.

SBA Disaster Recovery Loan Facebook Group Mission and Goals draft I

#120 published 4-18-2019 3 min. 53 seconds read, search group Research.

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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?