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Disaster Management in the 21st Century
Chapter 8 - Recovery
I. Introduction
     A. Definition of Recovery
     B. Policies
        i. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act

II. FEMA Recovery Program
   A. Overview
   B. Coordination and Planning
     i. Disaster Field Office
     ii. Federal Coordinating Office
     iii. State Coordinating Office
     iv. Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster
   C. Determination of Priorities
   D. Recovery Concepts and Requirements
     i. Floodplain management
       1. Executive Order 11988
       2. National Flood Plain Insurance Program
       3. National Environmental Policy Act
     ii. Mitigation and Risk Management
     iii. Other Crosscutting Requirements
   E. Planning Considerations
   F. Concept of Operations
      i. Human Services Branch
     ii. Infrastructure Support Branch
     iii. Mitigation Operations
   G. Assistance to Individuals, Families and Businesses
     i. Disaster Housing Program
     ii. Individual and Family Grant Program
     iii. Disaster Loan Programs
   H. Assistance to State and Local Governments
     i. Types of Assistance 
     ii. Coordination
     iii. Duplication of Benefits
I. Accessing Federal Assistance
 

III. Public Assistance Recovery Programs
A. Program Overview
B. People
i. Training – Emergency Management Institute
ii. Customer Service Priority
C. Policies
i. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act
ii. Other
D. Process
i. Partnerships: FEMA, state and local officials
ii. Flow Chart
E. Performance
i. Performance measures
ii. Customer Service
F. References

IV. Individual Assistance Recovery Programs
A. Program Overview
B. Temporary Housing Assistance Program
i. Home repair assistance
ii. Rental assistance
iii. Mortgage and rental assistance
iv. Referral to other housing programs
C. Individual and Family Grants
D. Disaster Unemployment Assistance
E. Legal Services
F. Special Tax Considerations
G. Crisis Counseling
H. Process

V. Other Federal Agency Economic Programs
A. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration
B. Small Business Administration 
i. Home disaster loans
ii. Business physical disaster loans
iii. Economic injury disaster loans
C. Department of Housing and Urban Development
i. Community Development Block Grant Program
D. U.S. Department of Agriculture
E. Other Federal Programs (DOE, DOT, EPA, etc.)
F. Presidential Action Plan
i. Midwest Floods Recovery Plan

VI. Summary