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EPA Goal 3: Cleaning Up Communities and Advancing Sustainable Development |
Purpose
The Recovery Directorate’s mission is to support individuals and communities affected
by disasters in their efforts to recover. It does this through the following programs:
Individual Assistance, which provides or coordinates emergency housing, financial assistance,
and unemployment assistance for individuals, families, farmers and businesses; Public
Assistance, which helps states, local communities and certain nonprofit groups restore
and rebuild public systems and facilities, as well as with debris removal and emergency
protective measures; the Federal Coordinating Officer Program; emergency and disaster declaration
processing; and National Response Plan Emergency Support Functions # 14
(Long-Term Community Recovery).
Source(s) of Information
1. FEMA: Recovery Directorate
Related EPA Program(s)
Homeland Security: Preparedness, Response, and Recovery:
Develop plans, procedures and standards to respond to major hazardous substance and oil releases caused by weapons of mass destruction
(WMD) or nationally significant terrorist incidents. Ensure readiness of EPA preparedness and response personnel through planning,
training, and exercises. Coordinate Homeland Security activities with the Department of Homeland Security and other Federal
agencies to ensure consistency with the National Response Plan.
Authorizing Legislation
• CERCLA, Sections 104, 105, 106
• Clean Water Act
• Oil Pollution Act
• Various Presidential Decision Directives
Other Programs under Goal 3
Other Programs from DHS