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NLC Asks City Leaders to Sign Letter in Support of Disaster Assistance
The National League of Cities (NLC) and its coalition partners are asking city leaders to sign onto a letter urging the U.S. Congress to pass a clean disaster assistance appropriation bill. Specifically, the NLC is asking Congress to:
- Fully fund the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s recovery efforts for recent and future disasters;
- Replenish the Small Business Administration Disaster Assistance Loan Program sufficiently to help business owners and homeowners rebuild;
- Ensure Tier-1 funding for the Economic Development Administration’s on-the-ground response programs;
- Provide flexible funding for the U.S. Department of Transportation Emergency Relief funds to repair essential state and local roads, enabling residents to return to their homes and work;
- Provide funding to support long-term recovery efforts through Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Resilience program, which is essential for helping communities sustainably rebuild their infrastructure, housing and economy;
- Increase funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for families and children impacted by major national disasters since 2023; and
- Allow flexibility of funding for local governments to address the specific recovery needs of their communities.
The deadline to sign on is 9 p.m. PST on November 13.
Contact: Scott Winkels, Lobbyist, swinkels@orcities.org
Last Updated 11/8/24