The Stafford Act Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance
The Stafford Act was designed to bring an orderly and systemic
means of federal disaster assistance for state and local
governments in carrying out their responsibilities to aid
citizens.
The act was designed 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.
