The six RSFs, each with a specific focus area, have as members multiple agencies with specific responsibilities, expertise, and resources. The RSFs and their respective coordinating agencies are:
- Community Planning and Capacity Building (U.S. Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency)
- Economic Recovery (U.S. Department of Commerce)
- Health and Social Services (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
- Housing (U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development)
- Infrastructure Systems (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)
- Natural and Cultural Resources (U.S. Department of the Interior)