Midwest Tornado Outbreak: Resources for Local Leaders

Below are resources for local leaders in the states affected by the tornado outbreak of December 10-11, 2021.

• 24/7 U.S. DHHS Disaster Distress Helpline

• Charity Navigator: List of Highly-Rated Nonprofits Responding to Tornadoes

• GoFundMe Verified Tornado Fundraisers

• Inciweb – Incident Information System

• International Economic Development Council

• Disaster Economic Recovery and Resilience Webinar Recordings - Topics include funding, opportunity zones, business continuity planning, economic diversification, partnership, property management, asset and data mapping, infrastructure and re-development, rural recovery, and much more

• FREE ONLINE COURSE 01/13/2022: Planning for Economic Recovery

• Leadership in Times of Crisis: A Toolkit for Economic Recovery and Resiliency

• National Disaster Legal Aid Resource Center

• Natural Disaster Preparedness Guidelines for Water and Wastewater Utilities

• “Navigating the Federal System” for Economic Developers

• Rural Community Assistance Partnership

• Team Rubicon Tornado Response

• USDA Department of Agriculture Rural Development Tornado Resources

Grant Opportunities for Local Community and Nonprofit Organizations

• Erie Insurance Giving Network

• Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation

• Huntington National Bank Charitable Grant Program

• Mabee Foundation

• Marathon Petroleum Corporation Community Giving

• Southern Partners Fund

• TC Energy Build Strong Program

Alabama

• Alabama and Mississippi Red Cross

• Alabama Department of Community and Economic Development

• Alabama Emergency Management Agency

• Alabama Farmers Federation

• Alabama Office of the Governor

• Alabama State and Local Level Referrals

• Alabama VOAD

• FEMA Region 4 - FEMA Alabama

• ReadyAlabama

• United Ways of Alabama

Arkansas

• Arkansas Division of Emergency Management

• Arkansas Economic Development Commission

• Arkansas Farm Bureau

• Arkansas Office of the Governor

• Arkansas State and Local Level Referrals

• Arkansas Red Cross

• Arkansas VOAD

• FEMA Region 6 - FEMA Arkansas

• Mitigation Assistance Resource Guide (2020) - Arkansas

• ReadyAR

• United Way of Northeast Arkansas

Georgia

• FEMA Region 4 - FEMA Georgia

• Georgia Department of Economic Development

• Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency

• Ready Georgia

• Georgia Farm Bureau

• Georgia Office of the Governor

• Georgia Region Red Cross

• Georgia State and Local Level Referrals

• Georgia VOAD

• United Ways in Georgia

Illinois