disaster relief
noun
: money to help rebuild an area after a disaster
The state is asking for federal disaster relief.
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Some, including Mayor Dean Trantalis, worry the country’s disaster relief agency won’t be there the next time a hurricane or flood hits.
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Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 21 June 2025
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Chapman was employed as a disaster relief specialist with the Small Business Administration from Sept. 28, 2020, through her resignation on March 18, 2021, according to court records.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 16 June 2025
Because diversified farms in Connecticut get left out of federal agriculture assistance often, farmers in the area believe there needs to be more disaster relief at the state level, pointing to places like Massachusetts that got checks out the door within weeks after flooding hit the state.
—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2025
Trump wants to farm out FEMA’s work to the states and provide far less disaster relief funding than in previous episodes.
—Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 14 June 2025
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Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 21 June 2025
How ‘easy money’ from Uncle Sam made Miami a feast for PPP fraudsters
First ex-SBA employee charged
Chapman was employed as a disaster relief specialist with the Small Business Administration from Sept. 28, 2020, through her resignation on March 18, 2021, according to court records.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 16 June 2025
Because diversified farms in Connecticut get left out of federal agriculture assistance often, farmers in the area believe there needs to be more disaster relief at the state level, pointing to places like Massachusetts that got checks out the door within weeks after flooding hit the state.
—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2025
Trump wants to farm out FEMA’s work to the states and provide far less disaster relief funding than in previous episodes.
—Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 14 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for disaster relief
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“Disaster relief.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disaster%20relief. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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