FEMA Disaster Assistance Directorate (DAD)
FEMA Disaster Assistance Directorate (DAD) : "Disaster Assistance Directorate (DAD), formerly the Recovery Program, works to ensure that individuals and communities affected by disasters of all sizes, including catastrophic and terrorist events, are able to return to normal with minimal suffering and disruption of services. Program activities focus on improving efficiency and expediting delivery of disaster assistance to eligible individuals, to state, local, and tribal governments, and to eligible private nonprofit organizations, through a commitment to streamline procedures to improve program policy, to minimize error, and to modernize service delivery technology. Key programs include, but are not limited to: the Individual and Households Program, the Public Assistance Program, Other Needs Assistance, the Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training Program, Disaster Unemployment Assistance, Disaster Legal Services, Emergency Housing, and voluntary agency coordination. DAD is FEMA's agent in the implementation of provisions of the National Disaster Recovery Strategy and the elements of the National Disaster Housing Strategy". (DHS, FEMA OMA FY09, 2008, 5; See also: 24-25)
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