FEMA has information to help you prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters specific to your location. Use this page to find local disaster recovery centers, flood maps, fact sheets, FEMA contacts, jobs and other resources. There is currently 1 active disaster declared in North Carolina.

Here are common myths and the facts you should know about the response in North Carolina. Myth: FEMA is in the process of confiscating Helene survivor property. If I apply for disaster assistance and my land is deemed unlivable, my property will be seized.

Oct 16, 2024 · FEMA has made individual assistance available to 39 North Carolina counties and tribal members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. $18.6 million to help homeowners and renters to pay for emergency home repairs, home replacement or other housing needs.

7 hours ago · The claim: FEMA was sent back to North Carolina with $2 billion moved from ‘programs that fund welfare for illegals’ A Jan. 21 Facebook post (direct l ink, archive link) claims the federal ...

12 hours ago · RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina officials charged with leading recovery efforts in western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene — as well as parts of eastern North Carolina still struggling from previous hurricanes — told state lawmakers this week that they need more money. And they need it soon. Western North Carolina will need billions more dollars from the federal and state ...

Oct 2, 2024 · Over the weekend, Biden approved a Major Disaster declaration for North Carolina, opening up FEMA assistance to people in 25 North Carolina counties. The agency has already distributed $2.6...

6 days ago · FEMA says about 13,000 western North Carolina households have used its transitional shelter assistance program — and an agency official said in a letter to Stein last Sunday it is extending the ...

Oct 15, 2024 · FEMA has approved more than $96 million for 75,000 households in North Carolina, part of the $507 million approved for residents and communities in states hit by Helene and Hurricane Milton,...

Jan 11, 2025 · North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein "and state emergency officials continue to urge FEMA to grant an additional extension so western North Carolinians have a safe and warm shelter to ride out this ...

Jan 10, 2025 · The FEMA program allows survivors to stay in hotels and motels for free while they make repairs to their homes and/or search for permanent housing. Both North Carolina and South Carolina were granted extensions for the hotel program until Jan. 11 extensions. However, FEMA told WBTV that there are no plans to extend the program again.