Emergency Assistance Available for Cultural Organizations

The following announcement has been made by the NH Division of Historical Resources, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources.
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Emergency Assistance Available for Cultural Organizations:

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that libraries, museums, archives, art organizations and other non-profit institutions open to the general public may be eligible for federal emergency assistance, either through the Small Business Administration (SBA) or from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) following a Presidential disaster declaration. Such a declaration was issued for the State of New Hampshire on March 29, 2010.

To be an eligible applicant, a library, museum or other similar organization must be a certified public non-profit organization, the damage to its collection or structure must have occurred as a result of the storms between February 23 and March 3, 2010, and the facility must be located in one of the declared counties: Grafton, Hillsborough, Merrimack, Rockingham, Strafford or Sullivan.

If you believe you qualify, your attendance at an Applicant Briefing is encouraged so that you can obtain further information about eligibility and possible assistance. Applicant Briefings are listed below.

If damages resulting in eligible costs from this event during the incident period were incurred, then your community/organization may be eligible for cost reimbursement under the Public Assistance Program. If your community/organization is interested in applying for disaster assistance, we ask that a representative who is familiar with the event and would be available to assist the Federal and State Teams throughout the process attend one of the following meetings.


Please note that there is a 30 day deadline from the date of the declaration to submit a Request for Public Assistance form to the State. That deadline date is April 28, 2010. If your community/organization is interested in applying for disaster assistance, we ask that a representative who is familiar with the event and would be available to assist the Federal and State Teams throughout the process attend one of the following meetings.

• April 7, 2010, 1:00pm, Barrington
  Public Safety Bldg., 249 NH Rte. 126, Barrington, NH 03825
• April 8, 2010, 1:00pm, Plymouth
  Plymouth Town Office, 6 Post Office Square, Plymouth, NH 03264
• April 9, 2010, 1:00pm, Concord
  NH Fire Academy, 98 Smokey Bear Blvd., Concord, NH 03301
• April 12, 2010, 1:00pm, Hampton Falls
  Hampton Falls Fire Department, 3 Drinkwater Rd., Hampton Falls, NH 03844
• April 12, 2010, 7:00pm, Londonderry
  Police Department, 268 Mammoth Road, Londonderry, NH 03053
• April 13, 2010, 1:00pm. Goffstown
  Goffstown Fire Station, 18 Church Street, Goffstown, NH 03045
• April 13, 2010, 7:00pm, Peterborough
  Peterborough Town Hall, 1 Grove Street, Peterborough, NH 03458
• April 14, 2010, 1:00pm. Claremont
  Claremont City Hall, 58 Opera House Sq., Claremont, NH 03743
• April 14, 2010, 7:00pm, Concord
  NH Fire Academy, 98 Smokey Bear Blvd., Concord, NH 03301
  

These meetings will provide you with information about the declaration process, eligibility and document preparation. It is imperative that a staff person of your organization (and, for municipal projects, the Road Agent/Public Works Director and/or Finance Director of your community), be present at one of these meetings to apply for federal assistance and facilitate the application process. If you have any questions and/or you cannot make one of the briefings, please call your Field Representative or Michael Poirier at 1-800-852-3792, or 603 223-3639. For more information, visit the NH Emergency Management web site.