How To Register For FEMA Assistance; Types Of Assistance Available
Release Date: August 6, 2010
Release Number: 1931-fs004
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The Registration Process
- If you are a homeowner, renter or business owner and have been affected by Hurricane Alex, FEMA urges you to apply for assistance online at www.disasterassistance.gov, by phone at 1-800-621-3362 (FEMA); TTY 1-800-462-7585, or by using a web-enabled phone accessed at m.fema.gov.
- The FEMA registration line is operating from 7 a.m. – 10 p.m. (CST), seven days a week, until further notice. Calls are answered in the order received.
- It will take approximately 15 minutes to complete the application process. Only one family member per household should register.
What You Need To Register
- Before you call or go online, gather the following basic information to speed the process:
- Social Security number (including your spouse’s);
- Daytime telephone number where applicant can be reached;
- Address of the damaged property;
- Current mailing address;
- Brief description of disaster-related damages and losses;
- Insurance information; and
- Direct deposit information to help speed delivery of funds.
- If you have losses that are covered by insurance, please contact your insurance company prior to calling FEMA; it could speed up FEMA’s delivery of assistance for any remaining uninsured essential items for which you may be eligible.
Assistance Programs
- Rental payments for temporary housing for those whose homes are unlivable.
- Grants for home repairs and replacement of essential household items not covered by insurance to make damaged dwellings safe, sanitary and functional.
- Grants to replace personal property and help meet medical, dental, funeral, transportation and other serious disaster-related needs not covered by insurance or other federal, state and charitable aid programs.
- Low-interest loans to cover residential losses not fully compensated by insurance. Loans available up to $200,000 for primary residence; $40,000 for personal property, including renter losses. Loans available up to $2 million for business property losses not fully compensated by insurance.
- Loans up to $2 million for small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives and most private, non-profit organizations of all sizes that have suffered disaster-related cash flow problems and need funds for working capital to recover from the disaster's adverse economic impact. This loan in combination with a property loss loan cannot exceed a total of $2 million.
FEMA’s mission is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards.
Last Modified: Tuesday, 17-Aug-2010 09:42:44
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