FEMA 拒绝德州 7 月洪灾家庭直接援助请求：州府 30 天内可上诉
联邦紧急事务管理局（FEMA）已拒绝德州关于7月洪灾家庭直接援助的请求。州长 Greg Abbott 办公室10月21日表示，州政府正与德州应急管理部门研究这一决定及上诉程序，州政府可在决定作出后30天内上诉。
今年7月12日至8月4日，强风暴、直线风、龙卷风和洪水重创德州 Hill Country 及西南部地区。联邦政府9月1日宣布重大灾难，开放公共援助资金用于应急作业和公共基础设施修复，但未授权可帮助家庭解决临时住房、基本房屋维修和未投保损失的个人援助项目。FEMA 在9月28日的信函中同时拒绝了部分县追加公共援助资格的请求和减灾拨款申请。9月25日，州长曾宣布4个县新获公共援助资格、总数达23个，而30个县的个人援助请求当时仍在等待处理。
在联邦个人援助未获批准的情况下，地方慈善机构承担了部分救助。德州 Hill Country 社区基金会表示，已向947户家庭提供约130万美元紧急救助，并为58户家庭提供临时住房支持。
FEMA Denies Texas Household Aid Request After July Floods: State May Appeal Within 30 Days
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has denied Texas' request for direct aid to households affected by the July floods. Governor Greg Abbott's office said on October 21 that it and the Texas Division of Emergency Management are reviewing the determination and the appeals process; the state has 30 days from the determination to appeal.
Severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes and flooding struck the Texas Hill Country and southwest Texas from July 12 through August 4. The event was declared a major disaster on September 1, opening public-assistance funding for emergency work and repair of public infrastructure, but it did not authorize the Individual Assistance program that can help households with temporary housing, basic home repairs and certain uninsured losses. In a September 28 letter, FEMA also denied additional public-assistance designations Texas sought for some counties and rejected a request for Hazard Mitigation Grant Program funding. On September 25, the governor announced that four additional counties had been approved for public assistance, bringing the total to 23, while requests for individual assistance in 30 counties were still pending.
With federal household aid denied, local charities have filled part of the gap. The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country said it had provided about $1.3 million in emergency help to 947 households and temporary housing support to 58 households.
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