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State Emergency Management

Your state emergency management agency is the recipient for FEMA Public Assistance, and FEMA’s direction points to states carrying more of the load. Find your state agency below, then follow GovStar’s coverage of state-managed recovery, state disaster funds and where each state stands.

Find your agencyEvery state and territory emergency management office, one click away.

Understand the shiftWhat state-managed Public Assistance would mean for states and local applicants.

Plan the moneyState disaster funds, rainy day funds and state assistance programs.

1State agency directory

59 states, territories and freely associated states

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Alabama (AL)Region IV
Alaska (AK)Region X
American Samoa (AS)Region IX
Arizona (AZ)Region IX
Arkansas (AR)Region VI
California (CA)Region IX
Colorado (CO)Region VIII
Connecticut (CT)Region I
Delaware (DE)Region III
District of Columbia (DC)Region III
Federated States of Micronesia (FM)Region IX
Florida (FL)Region IV
Georgia (GA)Region IV
Guam (GU)Region IX
Hawaii (HI)Region IX
Idaho (ID)Region X
Illinois (IL)Region V
Indiana (IN)Region V
Iowa (IA)Region VII
Kansas (KS)Region VII
Kentucky (KY)Region IV
Louisiana (LA)Region VI
Maine (ME)Region I
Maryland (MD)Region III
Massachusetts (MA)Region I
Michigan (MI)Region V
Minnesota (MN)Region V
Mississippi (MS)Region IV
Missouri (MO)Region VII
Montana (MT)Region VIII
Nebraska (NE)Region VII
Nevada (NV)Region IX
New Hampshire (NH)Region I
New Jersey (NJ)Region II
New Mexico (NM)Region VI
New York (NY)Region II
North Carolina (NC)Region IV
North Dakota (ND)Region VIII
Northern Mariana Islands (MP)Region IX
Ohio (OH)Region V
Oklahoma (OK)Region VI
Oregon (OR)Region X
Pennsylvania (PA)Region III
Puerto Rico (PR)Region II
Republic of Palau (PW)Region IX
Republic of the Marshall Islands (MH)Region IX
Rhode Island (RI)Region I
South Carolina (SC)Region IV
South Dakota (SD)Region VIII
Tennessee (TN)Region IV
Texas (TX)Region VI
U.S. Virgin Islands (VI)Region II
Utah (UT)Region VIII
Vermont (VT)Region I
Virginia (VA)Region III
Washington (WA)Region X
West Virginia (WV)Region III
Wisconsin (WI)Region V
Wyoming (WY)Region VIII

Agency links follow the USA.gov directory of state emergency management agencies, with the Pacific territories and freely associated states added by GovStar. Tell us if a link has moved.

2The shift to state-managed Public Assistance

Being built

FEMA reform proposals would move more of Public Assistance to the states, from eligibility reviews to audits. This section will explain what states would take on and what it means for the local governments and nonprofits that apply through them.

Coming to this section

What states would manage

Eligibility, project review and closeout under a state-run model
Audit, records and registry duties
Capacity states need: staff, systems and contracts

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Background on GovStar

3State disaster funds and rainy day funds

Being built

If federal shares fall or payments come as fixed amounts, state reserves decide how fast recovery moves. This section will compare how states pay for disasters before and after federal money arrives.

Coming to this section

State-by-state comparison

Budget stabilization (rainy day) fund balances
Dedicated state disaster and emergency funds
How each state covers the nonfederal share

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Related GovStar guides

4State disaster assistance programs

Being built

Many states run their own assistance for events that do not reach a federal declaration and help local governments with their cost share. This section will list each state’s programs, who can apply and how they connect to FEMA aid.

5Emergency management status and needs by state

Being built

This section will profile each state’s recent declarations, open recovery workload and readiness to manage more of the program.

Track the data now: Disaster Declarations Tracker · Second Appeals Tracker

GovStar is independent and not affiliated with FEMA or any state agency. Agency links open official state and territory websites. Related: Smart Asset Registry · Subject Centers.