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handle is hein.crs/govcbup0001 and id is 1 raw text is: FF. ' ,iE S .r, & t p\w -- , gnom go mppm qq\ , q I aS 11LULANJILiN, Updated March 6, 2017 Major Disaster Assistance from the DRF: Arkansas The Disaster Relief Fund (DRF) is managed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and is the primary source of federal assistance following a major disaster declaration. The authority to declare a major disaster is provided to the President under the Robert T. Stafford Emergency Relief and Disaster Assistance Act (P.L. 93-288). The information below includes only DRF funding provided to Arkansas as a result of assistance associated with a major disaster declaration. This information does not include other assistance provided through the DRF or disaster assistance provided by other federal sources, such as Small Business Administration disaster loans. FEMA administers disaster relief through regional offices around the country. Arkansas is part of Region VI, headquartered in Denton, TX. A total of 26 major disaster declarations were made in the state of Arkansas between FY2000 and FY2015. During that time, there were also two requests for major disaster declarations that were denied. The approved declarations led to $940 million in actual and projected federal obligations from the DRF. Actual and projected obligations are used throughout this In Focus to account for the total amount of federal assistance ultimately obligated. This funding does not include the assistance that was provided directly by the state, either as a cost-share for federal assistance or through the state's own authorities and programs. There was a high level of variation in the amount of actual and projected funding obligated for major disasters each year, with more than $308 million in actual and projected obligations for disasters in FY2009 alone. Figure 1 displays the actual and projected obligations to Arkansas each fiscal year. The highest number of declarations in a single year was four, which occurred in FY2008 and FY2009. §o',as Ccsty D)cto,, The declaration associated with the largest actual and projected obligations from the DRF to the state of Arkansas was for a severe winter storm in FY2009. This declaration resulted in more than $275 million in actual and projected obligations to Arkansas from the DRF. The next two most costly declarations were for a severe winter storm in FY2001 and severe storms, tornadoes, and associated flooding in FY2011. From FY2000 to FY2015, 75 county governments in Arkansas received aid under major disaster declarations. Newton County received aid for the highest number of declarations during this period, with 14. Figure I. DRF Actual and Projected Obligations for Declared Major Disasters in Arkansas, by Fiscal Year Figures are in millions of dollars, truncated. The number of declarations per year is in parentheses. FY2000 (0) Ff200l (2) FY20o2 (1) FY203 (2) FY2004 (2) FY200 (0} -Y20O6 (1) FY2007 (0) FY2008 (4) FY2009 (4) FY2010 (2) FY2011 (2) $230 $3 $26 $13 so S$6 $308 FY2012 ( $0 FY2013 (3} N $33 FY2014 (2) $35 FY2015 (1) $20 Source: CRS analysis of FEMA DRF obligations data as of December 2015. Notes: Actual and projected obligations are recorded in the fiscal year in which the major disaster was declared. Only obligations from the FEMA DRF are included. Please consult the Additional Resources section for information on other federal assistance programs. 'rp es f sstneNr4Nn e ~ ~ ~ s fl. MakN A major disaster declaration can authorize funding for different purposes, depending on the needs of the state. These purposes include: Public Assistance, which is used by tribal, state, or local governments, or certain private nonprofit organizations to provide emergency protective services, conduct debris removal operations, and repair or replace damaged public infrastructure;

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