public assistance
noun
: government aid to needy, aged, or disabled persons and to dependent children
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Relief funding for Hill Country floods: Legislation to provide relief funding for response and recovery from the storms, which began in early July 2025, including local match funding for jurisdictions eligible for FEMA public assistance.
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 11 July 2025
The third would appropriate relief and recovery funding to assist Hill Country flood victims, including allocating local match funding for jurisdictions eligible for FEMA public assistance.
—Bethany Blankley, The Washington Examiner, 10 July 2025
Arkansas has the option to appeal the decision; however, a spokesman for the governor's office said the state will not appeal the denial for public assistance from FEMA.
—Neal Earley, Arkansas Online, 23 May 2025
While individual and unemployment assistance has been approved and application deadlines have been set for Kentucky residents affected by the February and April severe storms, Beshear said the state's application for public assistance from the January winter storms had been denied.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 May 2025
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 11 July 2025
The third would appropriate relief and recovery funding to assist Hill Country flood victims, including allocating local match funding for jurisdictions eligible for FEMA public assistance.
—Bethany Blankley, The Washington Examiner, 10 July 2025
Arkansas has the option to appeal the decision; however, a spokesman for the governor's office said the state will not appeal the denial for public assistance from FEMA.
—Neal Earley, Arkansas Online, 23 May 2025
While individual and unemployment assistance has been approved and application deadlines have been set for Kentucky residents affected by the February and April severe storms, Beshear said the state's application for public assistance from the January winter storms had been denied.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 May 2025
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“Public assistance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20assistance. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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