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FEMA (the Federal Emergency Management Agency) is the federal agency that supports people and emergency personnel to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from and mitigate all hazards. When the President declares a disaster in an area, people there can apply for help from FEMA; if your area is not eligible, state agencies and other organizations may offer assistance.
In Spanish it is
FEMA
Also written as: FEMA · FEMA assistance
FEMA also runs the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and publishes the flood maps that show high-risk flood zones.
After a hurricane, the President declares a disaster in Marisol's county. She checks whether she qualifies for FEMA assistance and how to apply.
You will rarely see this word alone. These are the ones that show up with it on the same papers.
A HUD-approved housing counselor can walk you through it. Agencies usually charge little or nothing, many work in Spanish, and they do not sell you anything.
We sum up what these official sources say, in plain words. We add no rules they do not state; when a rule changes, the definition and its date change.
