Alaska disaster aid expands to more schools and Saint Mary's city
Published Date: 5/6/2026
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Summary
Alaska’s disaster declaration just got an upgrade! Several new areas, including schools and the City of Saint Mary's, are now officially recognized for help after last year’s disaster. This means more folks can get financial aid and support starting February 3, 2026, with various assistance programs ready to roll.
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Individual Assistance Eligibility Added
If you live in the Kashunamiut Regional Educational Attendance Area, Yupiit Regional Educational Attendance Area, or the City of Saint Mary's (Alaska), those areas were added for FEMA Individual Assistance on February 3, 2026. That makes residents in those areas eligible to apply for help such as Disaster Housing Assistance, Disaster Unemployment Assistance, crisis counseling, and disaster legal services listed by FEMA.
Public Assistance Areas Expanded
The Bering Strait, Iditarod, Kashunamiut, Pribilof, Yukon-Koyukuk, and Yupiit Regional Educational Attendance Areas, and the City of Saint Mary's (Alaska) were added for FEMA Public Assistance on February 3, 2026. That allows those local governments, schools, and public entities to report and draw funds for emergency work and infrastructure repair under FEMA public-assistance programs.
Specific FEMA Assistance Programs Listed
FEMA listed the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers to use for reporting and drawing disaster funds for this declaration on February 3, 2026: 97.030 (Community Disaster Loans); 97.031 (Cora Brown Fund); 97.032 (Crisis Counseling); 97.033 (Disaster Legal Services); 97.034 (Disaster Unemployment Assistance); 97.046 (Fire Management Assistance Grant); 97.048 (Disaster Housing Assistance to Individuals and Households); 97.049 (Disaster Housing Operations for Individuals and Households); 97.050 (Presidentially Declared Disaster Assistance—Other Needs); 97.036 (Disaster Grants—Public Assistance); and 97.039 (Hazard Mitigation Grant).
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