If you havent read the report published by the Congressional Research Service CRS that was prepared for Members and Committees of Congress report number R44553 then you should. Ill be making many references to this report as well as others.

By Murray Wennerlund published 4-29-2018 updated 5-1-2021
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Yes, for certain types of FEMA assistance like ONA a very rare grant to receive. No, for CDBG-DR assistance, but be very careful of your state CDBG-DR manager, they could be a Wolf in sheep's clothing. Check your AMI, if below 80 DO NOT APPLY TO THE SBA!

By Contributor published 8-29-2018 updated 8-29-2018
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The discussion regarding Duplication of Benefits and who can make changes continues for Louisiana the poorest state in the union still resisting to give federal grant money to below moderate income and low income families to help them rebuild.

By Writers Pool published 4-19-2018 updated 3-21-2019
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Is your state setting you up to fail your disaster recovery? Ignoring Public Laws 115-123 part of H.R. 1892. Are they creating local rules that just don't seem to fit the spirit of the DOB SBA rules?

By Writers Pool published 5-1-2018 updated 3-21-2019
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SBA Duplication of Benefits totaling near $55 million for Louisiana alone may have been counted against disaster victims but later changed by the SBA without updating state grantee datafeeds. This issue may also be relevant to other disasters since 2013.

By Writers Pool published 11-8-2018 updated 7-28-2019
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