What are the Best Federal Disaster Relief and Preparedness Grants?

It takes a lot of money to recover when a community is affected by a disaster. To help communities, many federal and private organizations offer federal disaster relief grants. And to help communities in preparing for natural disasters, disaster preparedness grants are available.

Only non-profit organizations or municipalities are eligible for getting emergency relief grants and community recovery grants. If the organizations want to apply for federal disaster relief grants, they need to prepare a plan and demonstrate if they have the resources to implement the plan. Generally, only those communities can apply for federal disaster relief grants that have been devastated by a storm or an unusual event.

If a natural disaster like a tornado, hurricane, or large fire has caused a devastating loss to individuals and businesses, they qualify for the federal grants through FEMA and others that help them in picking up the pieces after the event.

There are numerous organizations that let you apply for grants for disaster relief and community preparedness. You will have to check if your state maintains a directory of agencies in your region that offer grants.

Here are a few ideas that will get you started.

1.      The Lions Club International Foundation
You can work with your local Lions Club that will submit your grant request to the Lions Club International Foundation. The communities can get grants of $5,000 to $10,000 for disaster preparedness. Along with this, local funds must also account for a part of the request. The natural disasters that have affected around 100 people in the areas are eligible to get emergency relief grants of up to $10,000. A local club can submit these grants.

2.      Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation offers money for emergency relief in different areas. Most of the money goes towards the rapid-onset emergencies. Using the funds, basic human needs can easily be fulfilled. For the request for proposals, you can visit the official website of the foundation.

3.      Disabled American Veterans
DAV grant program is available for the organizations that help veterans during the emergencies. Businesses and individuals can also apply for these grants if they meet the eligibility criteria.

There is an application process associated with every grant and they generally take time. But if we talk about the community recovery grants and disaster relief grants, these will be released much quicker. Once an organization receives a grant, it needs to submit the proof that the grant money was appropriately spent. You can collect proofs like pictures of volunteers working in the community, handing out supplies or providing shelter or anything else that the organization promised it would do.

There are many online platforms that let organizations apply for federal disaster relief and preparedness grants as per the eligibility. 

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