, ▁D . C .; ▁ ▁Pro c ure ment , ▁transport ation , ▁and ▁distribution ▁of ▁emer gency ▁relief ▁supplies , ▁such ▁as ▁pl astic ▁sheet ing , ▁water ▁containers , ▁water ▁pur ification ▁units , ▁blank ets , ▁and ▁health ▁supplies , ▁from ▁one ▁of ▁OF DA ' s ▁three ▁regional ▁w are h ouses ; ▁and / or ▁ ▁Support ▁for ▁relief ▁and ▁re h abil itation ▁activities ▁through ▁gr ants ▁to ▁implementing ▁organizations , ▁including ▁international ▁and ▁local ▁non - g overn ment al ▁organizations ▁( NG Os ), ▁U . N . ▁ag encies , ▁or ▁international ▁organizations . ▁ ▁Ex amples ▁of ▁OF DA - fund ed ▁activities ▁include ▁purch asing ▁local ▁relief ▁supplies ▁for ▁populations ▁in ▁remote ▁locations , ▁man aging ▁and / or ▁supporting ▁primary ▁health ▁care ▁programs , ▁implementing ▁c ash - for - work ▁activities , ▁providing ▁se eds ▁and ▁tools ▁to ▁disp la ced ▁far mers , ▁or ▁rest oring ▁water ▁systems ▁in ▁dr ought - str icken ▁countries . ▁In ▁addition , ▁OF DA ▁often ▁pre pos itions ▁personnel ▁and ▁relief ▁supplies ▁to ▁prepare ▁for ▁a ▁for ese e able ▁dis aster , ▁such ▁as ▁a ▁h urr icane ▁or ▁vol can ic ▁er u ption . ▁ ▁OF DA ▁poss esses ▁the ▁authority ▁to ▁request ▁exem ptions ▁from ▁US G ▁reg ulations ▁when ▁doing ▁so ▁will ▁exped ite ▁the ▁provision ▁of ▁emer gency ▁assistance , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁to ▁borrow ▁money ▁from ▁other ▁USA ID ▁accounts ▁when ▁OF DA ▁requires