When a disaster is declared, the Federal government, led by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), responds at the request of, and in support of, States, Tribes, Territories, and Insular Areas and local jurisdictions impacted by a disaster. Response actions are organized under the National Response Framework. Disaster victims whose property is damaged or destroyed by a disaster may be able to receive a loan from the Federal government to help with repairs. ... Economic injury disaster loans provide working capital to small businesses and to small agriculture cooperatives to assist them through the disaster recovery period.
