disaster relief
noun
: money to help rebuild an area after a disaster
The state is asking for federal disaster relief.
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Republican leadership hopes to allocate $447 million toward Lee's signature voucher proposal, in addition to $470 million across several disaster relief programs that have been proposed, per a leadership appropriations bill filed this week.
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Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
The brand donates between 25% and 100% of proceeds from select garments to causes like Indigenous American veteran support, disaster relief, local food banks, and arts education.
—Tanya Benedicto Klich, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Various aspects of disaster relief and recovery were handled by the departments of Defense, Agriculture, and Housing and Urban Development and the Small Business Administration.
—Susan L. Cutter, The Conversation, 6 Aug. 2025
The nonprofit provides care including feeding and sheltering women and families experiencing homelessness, providing out-of-school youth programming, Christmas assistance, adult rehabilitation and disaster relief, according to the Salvation Army.
—Lauren-Kennedy Brown, Charlotte Observer, 25 July 2025
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Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
The brand donates between 25% and 100% of proceeds from select garments to causes like Indigenous American veteran support, disaster relief, local food banks, and arts education.
—Tanya Benedicto Klich, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Various aspects of disaster relief and recovery were handled by the departments of Defense, Agriculture, and Housing and Urban Development and the Small Business Administration.
—Susan L. Cutter, The Conversation, 6 Aug. 2025
The nonprofit provides care including feeding and sheltering women and families experiencing homelessness, providing out-of-school youth programming, Christmas assistance, adult rehabilitation and disaster relief, according to the Salvation Army.
—Lauren-Kennedy Brown, Charlotte Observer, 25 July 2025
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“Disaster relief.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disaster%20relief. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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