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FEMA Signed Agreement With NAACP to Promote Equity in Disaster Response

Last updated:

September 25, 2023

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Stafford Act

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FEMA

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FEMA signed a memorandum of agreement to continue their partnership with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) to cooperate in assisting people before, during, and after disasters. Under the agreement, FEMA and the NAACP will share information and engage in joint initiatives focused on capacity building and promoting equitable outcomes in federal disaster response. The NAACP and FEMA have had a long-standing partnership that began in 2013. Read the NAACP’s press release.

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