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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">From:</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"> FEMA-HENTF <fema-hentf@fema.dhs.gov>
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, October 3, 2024 5:57 PM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> ACTION REQUESTED: Hurricane Helene (UPDATES IN YELLOW)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt;background:#FFEB9C"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#9C6500">External Email - Exercise Caution</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline">Dear HENTF members,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="mso-ligatures:none"> </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">I hope this message finds you safe and well. The impacts from Hurricane Helene beginning September 23<sup>rd</sup> caused severe flooding and damage in Florida, Georgia, South
Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. Cultural institutions and arts organizations have no doubt been affected, as have artists and the general public. Major Disaster Declarations have been approved and additional counties have been added in
<b>Florida (4828), South Carolina (4829), North Carolina (4827), Georgia (4830), Virginia (4831),
<span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">and Tennessee (4832).</span></b></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="mso-ligatures:none"> </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="mso-ligatures:none"> </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="color:#4472C4;mso-ligatures:none">Public Assistance</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"> is currently only available for Category A (debris removal) and Category B (emergency protective measures, including direct technical assistance)
in the following counties: <o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.25in;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.25in;vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="color:#4472C4;mso-ligatures:none">Florida:
</span></b><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Charlotte, Citrus, Dixie, Franklin, Hernando, Hillsborough, Jefferson, Lafayette, Lee, Levy, Madison, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Sarasota, Taylor, and Wakulla counties<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.25in;vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="color:#4472C4;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.25in;vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="color:#4472C4;mso-ligatures:none">South Carolina:
</span></b><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Aiken, Anderson, Bamberg, Barnwell, Cherokee, Greenville, Greenwood, Newberry, Oconee, Pickens, Saluda, and Spartanburg counties<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.25in;vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="color:#4472C4;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.25in;vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="color:#4472C4;mso-ligatures:none">North Carolina
<span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">(NC Public Assistance is now approved for categories A-G in the following counties):</span>
</span></b><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Clay, Cleveland, Gaston, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Lincoln, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Transylvania, Watauga,
Wilkes, and Yancey counties as well as the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians of North Carolina.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.25in;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.25in;vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="color:#4472C4;mso-ligatures:none">Georgia:
</span></b><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Bulloch, Burke, Candler, Chatham, Clinch, Coffee, Colquitt, Columbia, Cook, Echols, Emanuel, Evans, Glascock, Irwin, Jeff Davis, Jefferson, Jenkins, Johnson,
Lanier, Laurens, Liberty, Lincoln, Lowndes, McDuffie, Montgomery, Pierce, Richmond, Screven, Tattnall, Telfair, Toombs, Treutlen, Ware, Washington, and Wheeler counties<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.25in;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.25in;vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="color:#4472C4;mso-ligatures:none">Virginia:
</span></b><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Bedford, Bland, Buchanan, Carroll, Craig, Dickenson, Giles, Grayson, Montgomery, Pittsylvania, Pulaski, Russell, Scott, Smyth, Tazewell, Washington, Wise, and Wythe counties and the independent cities of Bristol,
Covington, Danville, Galax, Norton, and Radford. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.25in;vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.25in;vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="color:#4472C4;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow;mso-ligatures:none">Tennessee:
</span></b><b><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow;mso-ligatures:none">Carter, Cocke, Greene, Hamblen, Hawkins, Johnson, Unicoi, and Washington counties.</span></b><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.25in;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.25in;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Learn more about<a href="https://www.fema.gov/assistance/public/process"> Public Assistance: Categories A and B</a>. We will keep you informed of additional
categories and counties as they get added. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.75in;vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="color:#4472C4;mso-ligatures:none"> </span></b><span style="color:#4472C4;mso-ligatures:none"> </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.75in;vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE MEASURES
</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">may include, but are not limited to: </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-ligatures:none">Temporary emergency repair (blue roofs and other work) or stabilization of an eligible facility if it eliminates or lessens an immediate threat <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo2;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="mso-ligatures:none">Wet vacuuming, damp wiping, or vacuuming with High-Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) equipment of the interior space <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo2;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="mso-ligatures:none">Removal of contaminated gypsum board, plaster (or similar wall finishes), carpet or floor finishes, and ceilings or permanent light fixtures <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo2;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="mso-ligatures:none">Cleaning of contaminated heating and ventilation (including ductwork), plumbing, and air conditioning systems or other mechanical equipment <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo2;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="mso-ligatures:none">Removal or relocation of collections to prevent damage or loss <o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">The Public Assistance Program Delivery Process. For more information, go to
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://www.fema.gov/sites/default/files/documents/fema_pappg-v4-updated-links_policy_6-1-2020.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Public
Assistance Program and Policy Guide Version 4 (fema.gov)</span></a></span><span style="mso-ligatures:none">. </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><img border="0" width="629" height="380" style="width:6.552in;height:3.9583in" id="_x0000_i1027" src="cid:image001.png@01DB15BA.FD842D80"></span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"> </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="color:#4472C4;mso-ligatures:none">Individual Assistance </span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">is available to individuals and households in the following counties:
<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.25in;vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="color:#4472C4;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.25in;vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="color:#4472C4;mso-ligatures:none">Florida:
</span></b><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Charlotte, Citrus, Columbia, Dixie, Franklin, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Hernando, Hillsborough, Jefferson, Lafayette, Lee, Levy, Madison, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Sarasota, Suwanee, Taylor, and Wakulla counties</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">.<b><span style="color:#4472C4"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.25in;vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="color:#4472C4;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.25in;vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="color:#4472C4;mso-ligatures:none">South Carolina:
</span></b><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Aiken, Anderson, Bamberg, Barnwell, Cherokee, Greenville, Greenwood, Lexington, Newberry, Oconee, Pickens, Saluda, and Spartanburg counties</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">.<b><span style="color:#4472C4"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.25in;vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="color:#4472C4;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.25in;vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="color:#4472C4;mso-ligatures:none">North Carolina:</span></b><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"> Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Clay,
Cleveland, Gaston, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Lincoln, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties as well as the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians of North Carolina</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.25in;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.25in;vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="color:#4472C4;mso-ligatures:none">Georgia:
</span></b><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Bulloch, Burke, Candler, Chatham, Clinch, Coffee, Colquitt, Columbia, Cook, Echols, Emanuel, Evans, Glascock, Irwin, Jeff Davis, Jefferson, Jenkins, Johnson,
Lanier, Laurens, Liberty, Lincoln, Lowndes, McDuffie, Montgomery, Pierce, Richmond, Screven, Tattnall, Telfair, Toombs, Treutlen, Ware, Washington, and Wheeler counties<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.25in;vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.25in;vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="color:#4472C4;mso-ligatures:none">Virginia:
</span></b><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Giles, Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell, Washington, and Wythe counties and the independent city of Galax<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.25in;vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.25in;vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="color:#4472C4;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow;mso-ligatures:none">Tennessee:
</span></b><b><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow;mso-ligatures:none">Carter, Cocke, Greene, Hamblen, Hawkins, Johnson, Unicoi, and Washington counties.</span></b><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.25in;vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.25in;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">For disasters declared on or after March 22</span><sup><span style="font-size:6.5pt;mso-ligatures:none">nd</span></sup><span style="mso-ligatures:none">,
2024, FEMA’s Individual Assistance program was expanded to include quicker access to needed funds including simplifying assistance for self-employed individuals such as self-employed artists and entrepreneurs. Learn more about this update in the
<a href="https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20240119/biden-harris-administration-reforms-disaster-assistance-program-help" target="_blank">
Press Release</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.75in;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="mso-ligatures:none"> </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-ligatures:none">Information on<b> South Carolina can be found: </b>
<a href="https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4829">4829 | FEMA.gov</a>, <b>North Carolina can be found:
</b><a href="https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4827">4827 | FEMA.gov</a>, <b>Florida can be found:</b>
<a href="https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4828">4828 | FEMA.gov</a>. <b>Georgia can be found:
</b><a href="https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4830">4830 | FEMA.gov</a>. <b>Virginia can be found:</b>
<a href="https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4831">4831 | FEMA.gov</a>. <b><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Tennessee can be found:
</span></b></span><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow"><a href="https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4832">4832 | FEMA.gov</a>.</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Please reach out to your members and constituents in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">
to help gather reports of damage, identify any unmet needs, and share the following resources: </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="mso-ligatures:none"> </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-ligatures:none">Were any cultural institutions or arts organizations affected? If so, how?
<span style="color:black">Please encourage those impacted to fill out one of the following<b>
</b></span><b><span style="color:#4471C4">Rapid Damage Assessment Forms</span></b><span style="color:black">: </span><o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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Institutions</a><span style="color:#0563C1"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Organizations</a><span style="color:#0563C1"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Artists and Performing Groups</a><span style="color:#0563C1"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:2.0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="mso-ligatures:none"> </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="color:#4472C4;mso-ligatures:none">Cultural institutions, arts organizations, and artists and performing groups</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"> can call the National Heritage Responders hotline:
<b>202.661.8068. </b><span style="color:black">The National Heritage Responders, a team of trained conservators and collections care professionals administered by the Foundation for Advancement in Conservation, are available 24/7 to provide advice and guidance. </span> <o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="mso-ligatures:none"> </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="color:#4472C4;mso-ligatures:none">Members of the public and individual artists
</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">who have questions about saving family heirlooms and personal collections can email the National Heritage Responders at
<a href="mailto:NHRpublichelpline@culturalheritage.org" target="_blank"><b>NHRpublichelpline@culturalheritage.org</b></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="mso-ligatures:none"> </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="color:#4472C4;mso-ligatures:none">HENTF’s Save Your Family Treasures</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"> guidance is available at
<a href="https://www.fema.gov/disaster/recover/save-family-treasures">https://www.fema.gov/disaster/recover/save-family-treasures</a>.
<span style="color:black">Here you can find the downloadable FEMA fact sheets “After the Flood: Advice for Salvaging Damaged Family Treasures” and “Salvaging Water-Damaged Family Valuables and Heirlooms,” available in multiple languages. </span> <o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="mso-ligatures:none"> </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Please convey any questions to me at
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="mailto:fema-hentf@fema.dhs.gov" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">fema-hentf@fema.dhs.gov</span></a></span><span style="mso-ligatures:none">.
I will stay in touch as disaster assistance evolves. </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="mso-ligatures:none"> </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">With thanks, </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sarah<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Sarah Caruso</b><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Disaster Operations Specialist | Heritage Emergency National Task Force<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Office of Environmental Planning & Historic Preservation<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Resilience<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Mobile: (202) 718-2011<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:Sarah.caruso@fema.dhs.gov">Sarah.caruso@fema.dhs.gov</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://culturalrescue.si.edu/who-we-are/hentf">https://culturalrescue.si.edu/who-we-are/hentf</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Federal Emergency Management Agency<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.fema.gov/"><b>fema.gov</b></a><b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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