Arts Advocate, how are you after Milton?

Hurricane Milton and Helene resources.

The Florida Cultural Facilities grant panel meeting was rescheduled for Thursday, November 21st.

2024 FAEA Annual Conference update

Good Morning;

We are attempting to learn about the impacts of Hurricane Milton and share resources and information as we see it. While several of the organizations linked below may be sharing same information, they may be presented / organized differently according to their respective areas of authority, service and interest. Hopefully descriptions will make your searches efficient.

As in the last emails, those impacted are going to be asked to complete assessment surveys. If you're in a position to, please do. Just so you know - and you know....Helene and Milton are two different events and the assessment surveys do make the distinction, so your Milton related impacts will be differentiated from your Helene related impacts. AND although we're grateful that Milton was "a 3" by landfall, the path was made previously made vulnerable. What was damage last week may be loss this week.

Please be safe as you emerge and navigate your communities.

Let us hear from you if you're able.

Jennifer Jones

Florida Cultural Alliance

info@flca.net

850.296.8079

P.S. Please tag us in any hurricane related posts so that we see you and may share.

NCAPER and NEA are encouraging those who are impacted (damage or disruption) to fill out a Rapid Damage Assessment Form. (organization type guidelines)

Florida Chamber of Commerce's Business Damage Assessment Survey

Directly from Federal Sources & FEMA

DisasterAssistance.gov https://www.disasterassistance.gov/ This site walks you through an easy to understand series of questions and returns assistance resources you may be eligible for.

Hurricane Helene: https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4828/designated-areas

Information and updates to Recovery Centers, Local Resources and Funding Obligations will be made on this page: https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4828#local-resources

Hurricane Milton: Still posted online as "emergency" at this moment, but disaster assessments will inform updates. https://www.fema.gov/disaster/3622/designated-areas

As of 7:00AM Thursday, Oct 10, Emergency declarations were still in place and Disaster Declarations (counties eligible for assistance) had yet to be updated.

Information and updates to Recovery Centers, Local Resources and Funding Obligations will be made on this page: https://www.fema.gov/disaster/3622#local-resources

FEMA ASSISTANCE

NCAPER strongly suggests that self employed artists apply for individual assistance which now can cover some costs to replace tools damaged or lost in the disaster for self-employed individuals including artists.

Individual Assistance

Individuals and households in these designated counties are eligible to apply for financial and direct services. Apply for assistance, or learn more about the Individual Assistance program.

Public Assistance

State, local, tribal and territorial governments and certain private-non-profit organizations in these designated counties are eligible for assistance for emergency work and the repair or replacement of disaster-damaged facilities. Learn more about the Public Assistance program.

Direct Support to Helene Affected Artists & Orgs

Artists and organizations in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee affected by Hurricane Helene with individuals desiring to aid them directly.

Each state's listings populate as artists and organizations submit their profile.

Morgan Hill, one of the co-creators says she welcomes inquiries and can even assist artists who've lost access to computers in getting their information on the site. Her contact information can be found along with very user friendly access to submit your information on this linked page. Check it out for yourself and see if this is something you want to participate in or share.

Florida Division of Emergency Management Services

https://www.floridadisaster.org

Click on the name of the disaster on the home page. County specific resources including but not limited to local reunification sites and shelters, debris sites, mobile apps and WiFi are listed and updated here.

NCAPER & Other National Resources

The Arts Field Guide to Federal Disaster Relief https://www.ncaper.org/ncaperfieldguide walks you through FEMA and SBA relief programs and has introductory information about 26 other federal resources that provide a mixture of financial and other assistance. NEW: FEMA Individual Assistance now can cover some costs to replace tools damaged or lost in the disaster for self-employed individuals including artists.

National Heritage Responders hotline: 202.661.8068. The National Heritage Responders, a team of trained conservators and collections care professionals administered by the Foundation for Advancement in Conservation, are available 24/7 to provide advice and guidance.

Save Your Family Treasures guidance is available at https://www.fema.gov/disaster/recover/save-family-treasures

SouthArts & Other Regional Resources

The Cultural Placekeeping Guide: https://www.ncaper.org/culturalplacekeeping

Produced by Southarts and CERF+ the Craft Emergency Felief Fund

Philanthropy Southeast has put together a resource guide for communities recovering from Helene. https://www.philanthropysoutheast.org/BLOG/View/ArticleId/17899/Helping-Communities-Recover-from-Hurricane-Helene

I expect that something similar will be published for Milton. If so, the post should appear on this page https://www.philanthropysoutheast.org/BLOG

Local Resources

Creative Pinellas had announced (before Hurricane Milton) Four Initiatives to Support the Cultural Community Impacted by Hurricanes. The full press release can be found here. We're unsure if all the resources they were able to share remain after Milton.

We are following them as well as other organizations in the affected areas to learn what and HOW they're doing.

Find and follow your local arts agencies and organizations on social media for possible posts.

If you'd like us to share the ways your organization is serving after the storms, please let us know via email - info@flca.net

2024 FAEA Annual Conference

We hope everyone who was in Hurricane Milton's path is safe, and our thoughts are with those of you experiencing severe damage. A soon as it is safe to do so, the conference hotel staff will be assessing the damage to determine whether we can proceed with the conference next week. Any decisions will be communicated to all FAEA members, Exhibitors, and Presenters, and posted here at FAEA.org. A timeline has yet to be determined, but we hope to have a decision by Friday.

Link to October 4th eblast

Link to September 30th eblast

Florida Cultural Alliance is also supported in part by grant funding from South Arts in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts. Learn more www.southarts.org.