“Normal” vs Freeze Recovery Programs Comparing what we have in a typical emergency to what is available in an event like the 2007 freeze

Types of Recovery Programs Public Assistance (assistance to public agencies and certain private non-profit organizations) Individual Assistance (assistance to homeowners, renters, businesses, and/or farmers)

Public Assistance Programs Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) State Public Assistance through California Disaster Assistance Act (CDAA) Federal Public Assistance under the Stafford Act

“Thresholds” Federal Public Assistance: No set threshold for State PA State Threshold = $1.22 per capita (just over $41 million) County Threshold = $3.05 per capita No set threshold for State PA

Freeze Public Assistance Not enough damage to meet Federal threshold Governor’s 1/12/07 Proclamation was for all Counties and activated CDAA Damage to public facilities is eligible but minimum is $2500 (after insurance) Response costs eligible (such as warming centers) State agencies are not eligible

Individual Assistance No state program that can be implemented independent of a federal declaration Individual and Households Program and other assistance under the Stafford Act US Small Business Administration loans for physical damage and/or for economic losses US Department of Agriculture loans for crop loss

Freeze Individual Assistance USDA Primary and/or contiguous designations for 47 Counties SBA Primary and/or contiguous designations for 52 Counties Governor’s request for Presidential Disaster Declaration for 31 Counties – Disaster Unemployment, Food Coupons and Commodities, Crisis Counseling No IHP (no physical damage) and former Mortgage and Rental Assistance Program no longer exists

Freeze Recovery Issues No longer have Mortgage and Rental Assistance Program Assistance available for undocumented workers Assistance for community based organizations Which counties are included in “the proclamation” Scope and duration of the emergency/impacts Special federal legislation Unemployment earnings exemption