disaster relief
noun
: money to help rebuild an area after a disaster
The state is asking for federal disaster relief.
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Action to modernize the Office of Management and Budget’s slow and bureaucratic disaster relief process is long overdue.
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Byron Donalds, Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2024
This would be for training, port calls, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 9 July 2024
Walz had already visited northern Minnesota to survey damage last week and over the weekend declared a peacetime emergency, activating the National Guard to assist with disaster relief.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 25 June 2024
Moreover, this move aligns with principles of fairness and inclusivity, enhancing disaster relief efforts by empowering these organizations to conduct infrastructure repairs and reconstruction and implement hazard mitigation measures.
—David Guilloty, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2024
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Byron Donalds, Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2024
This would be for training, port calls, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 9 July 2024
Walz had already visited northern Minnesota to survey damage last week and over the weekend declared a peacetime emergency, activating the National Guard to assist with disaster relief.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 25 June 2024
Moreover, this move aligns with principles of fairness and inclusivity, enhancing disaster relief efforts by empowering these organizations to conduct infrastructure repairs and reconstruction and implement hazard mitigation measures.
—David Guilloty, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2024
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“Disaster relief.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disaster%20relief. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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