Keep important steps in mind when navigating your FEMA assistance process after the August severe storms, tornadoes and flooding.
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Although FEMA is leasing rental units on Maui to house wildfire survivors, the FEMA Direct Lease program is rejecting properties that illegally force tenants out so landlords could gain higher rents from the FEMA program.
Federal and state disaster officials have recently become aware of scam artists calling Rhode Islanders affected by the September 10-13, 2023 storms and pretending to be FEMA representatives. The con artists will then ask for personal information, such as social security numbers and income and banking information. Giving out this type of information is enough for an unscrupulous person to make a false claim for disaster assistance as well as to commit identity theft.
FEMA is offering Tennessee residents free advice on how to rebuild stronger and safer against storms.
If you were affected during the Aug. 28-30, 2023, storms and have questions about legal
issues such as repair contracts, working with contractors, replacing wills and other legal documents, you might be
eligible to get free legal counseling from a group of West Virginia lawyers who have volunteered limited legal help.
Two weeks after President Biden approved the disaster declaration for the severe storm and flooding that occurred on December 17 – 21, 2023, FEMA has approved over $1.7 million in disaster assistance to survivors.
The deadline for Tennesseans to apply for FEMA assistance after the Dec. 9, 2023, storms and tornadoes has passed but Tennessee Emergency Management Agency and FEMA continue helping survivors and communities recover from the disaster.
FEMA is opening the application period for its Summer 2024 Internship for Minority Serving Institutions (MSI), including Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Tribal Colleges and Tribal Universities (TCUs). This program recruits and hires students from under-represented groups in emergency management, giving them hands-on experience working with FEMA professionals. Students from all MSIs are encouraged to apply.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency will be sending nearly $5.2 million to the State of Maine to reimburse Maine Medical Center in Portland for various costs incurred responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.
West Virginians in Boone, Calhoun, Clay, Harrison, and Kanawha counties who applied for FEMA disaster assistance for the flooding that occurred on Aug. 28-30, 2023, should stay in touch with FEMA to ensure their disaster assistance process stays on track.