Exercise Grant Fund Guidance. NFPA 1600 2010 ed. HSPD Compilation. HSEEP Home. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. Sen. Robert T. Stafford (R, VT) The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act) is a United States federal law designed to bring an orderly and systemic means of federal natural disaster assistance for state and local governments in carrying out their responsibilities to aid citizens. Congress' intention was to encourage states and localities to develop comprehensive disaster preparedness plans, prepare for better intergovernmental coordination in the face of a disaster, encourage the use of insurance coverage, and provide federal assistance programs for losses due to a disaster.[1] The Stafford Act is a 1988 amended version of the Disaster Relief Act of 1974. Congress amended it by passing the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000, and again in 2006 with the Pets Evacuation and Transportation Standards Act.
Titles[edit] Title I: Findings, Declarations and Definitions[edit] Title II: Disaster Preparedness and Mitigation Assistance[edit] U.S. Criticisms[edit] Natl Response Framework. NIMS. Disaster Recovery Framework.