{"id":339,"date":"2011-10-07T15:20:55","date_gmt":"2011-10-07T15:20:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mema\/?p=339"},"modified":"2011-10-07T15:20:55","modified_gmt":"2011-10-07T15:20:55","slug":"applicants-briefings-scheduled-for-maryland-counties-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mdem\/2011\/10\/07\/applicants-briefings-scheduled-for-maryland-counties-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Applicants\u2019 Briefings Scheduled for Maryland Counties"},"content":{"rendered":"

REISTERSTOWN, MD\u00a0<\/strong>— Officials from the Maryland Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced today that Public Assistance applicants\u2019 briefings are scheduled for areas included under President Obama\u2019s disaster declaration issued for Maryland.<\/p>\n

The briefings will help representatives from the state, local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations (not households and individuals) apply for federal disaster assistance to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by Hurricane Irene during the period of August 24 to September 5, 2011.<\/p>\n

After Hurricane Irene, a presidential major disaster declaration was issued for 13 counties for the Public Assistance program.\u00a0 As a result, federal funding is available to state and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for emergency work and the repair or replacement of facilities damaged by Hurricane Irene in the counties of Calvert, Caroline, Cecil, Charles, Dorchester, Harford, Kent, Queen Anne\u2019s, Somerset, St. Mary\u2019s, Talbot, Wicomico, and Worcester.<\/p>\n

Below is a listing of locations, dates and times for the meetings:<\/p>\n

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October 14, 2011 \u2013 10 a.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary\u2019s Counties<\/p>\n

Charlotte Hall Veterans Home<\/p>\n

29449 Charlotte Hall Road, Charlotte Hall, Md 20622<\/p>\n

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October 19, 2011 \u2013 10 a.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Harford County<\/p>\n

Harford County Emergency Operations Center<\/p>\n

2220 Ady Road, Forest Hill, Md 21050<\/p>\n

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October 20, 2011 \u2013 10 a.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Caroline, Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne\u2019s, and Talbot Counties<\/p>\n

Goodwill Fire Company<\/p>\n

212 Broadway, Centreville, Md 21617<\/p>\n

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October 21, 2011 \u2013 10 a.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dorchester, Somerset, Wicomico, and Worcester Counties<\/p>\n

Wor-Wic Community College, Student Center Building, Room SC-302<\/p>\n

32000 Campus Drive, Salisbury, Md 21804<\/p>\n

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Representatives from local governments and private non-profit organizations (in the above counties) are encouraged to participate in the applicant briefings. Additional information about this disaster is availablehttp:\/\/www.fema.gov\/news\/event.fema?id=15439<\/a><\/p>\n

FEMA’s mission is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

REISTERSTOWN, MD\u00a0— Officials from the Maryland Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced today that Public Assistance applicants\u2019 briefings are scheduled for areas included under President Obama\u2019s disaster declaration issued for Maryland. The briefings will help representatives from the state, local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations (not households and  Read the Rest…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[27,107,143,172,223],"class_list":["post-339","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-applicants-briefings","tag-fema","tag-hurricane","tag-mema","tag-public-assistance"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t