Can this money be used for Man‑Made Disasters or only Natural Disasters?
These funds are not available to be used for man‑made disasters. SSBG Supplemental 2008 funds are to be used by States “to address necessary expenses resulting from floods and other natural disasters occurring during 2008 for which the President declared a major disaster…” as stated in Public Law 110‑329. Question: Can expenditures incurred by community agencies qualify as a reimbursable expense? Answer: These funds may be used to provide social, health, and mental health services for individuals. Yes, supplemental funds can be used to reimburse units of local governments, emergency responders, faith-based agencies and consortiums that incurred expenditures providing social services to people affected by the disasters in your State. Question: Can these funds be used for computer equipment (hardware & software) to develop a data base for the impacted flood areas – identification of the people and services affected by the flood which will in turn improve our response capabilities for f
