disaster relief
noun
: money to help rebuild an area after a disaster
The state is asking for federal disaster relief.
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Nicole Sganga Officials like Budd applauded Mullin's decision to rescind a memo from DHS Secretary Kristi Noem last summer requiring her office's approval on all DHS contracts and grants over $100,000 — including FEMA disaster relief.
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Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
Katrina Woods, 33, of Maricopa, Arizona, received more than $23,000 in disaster relief funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency based on her false claims.
—City News Service, Daily News, 31 Mar. 2026
The claims center on Cherfilus-McCormick's receipt of millions of dollars from her family's health care business following Florida's overpayment of roughly $5 million in disaster relief funds.
—Stephen Groves, Arkansas Online, 28 Mar. 2026
Barzee argued that Trinity had been a successful family company for 30 years and received $14 million in disaster relief funds during the Covid pandemic.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
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Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
Katrina Woods, 33, of Maricopa, Arizona, received more than $23,000 in disaster relief funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency based on her false claims.
—City News Service, Daily News, 31 Mar. 2026
The claims center on Cherfilus-McCormick's receipt of millions of dollars from her family's health care business following Florida's overpayment of roughly $5 million in disaster relief funds.
—Stephen Groves, Arkansas Online, 28 Mar. 2026
Barzee argued that Trinity had been a successful family company for 30 years and received $14 million in disaster relief funds during the Covid pandemic.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
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“Disaster relief.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disaster%20relief. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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