Release Date:
December 29, 2020
(As of Dec. 28, 2020, unless otherwise noted)
- The deadline to apply for FEMA disaster assistance has passed, but help is still available. Applicants should stay in touch with FEMA to keep their recovery on track. Missing or incorrect information could result in delays in receiving assistance.
- Survivors can stay in touch the following ways: Visit DisasterAssistance.gov; download the FEMA app; or call the FEMA Helpline at 800-621-3362 (TTY: 800-462-7585). Multilingual operators are available 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., seven days a week.
- While the deadline to apply with FEMA has passed, late applications may be accepted on a case-by case basis.
- 1,658 individuals and households have been approved for nearly $23.9 million in federal grants through FEMA’s Individuals and Households Program.
- Nearly $26.9 million in U.S. Small Business Administration low-interest disaster loans have been approved for 235 homeowners and renters and 13 businesses.
Housing Assistance:
- Nearly $19.5 million in grants approved for housing repairs or replacement for 1,149 homeowners.
- More than $4.4 million in grants have been approved for personal property, transportation and other disaster-related serious needs for 1,427 applicants.
- 2,441 home inspections have been issued with 99 percent completed.
- FEMA has begun licensing-in of eligible survivor families from Jackson County into temporary housing units.
- Temporary housing is provided one of two ways: recreational vehicles (RVs) and Manufactured Housing Units (mobile homes).
- The units are placed in commercial parks or in group sites that will be constructed by FEMA for this purpose.
- Survivor housing units are chosen by FEMA based on the survivor family composition and needs, as well as to ensure that requirements for access or functional needs are met.
- Ongoing participation in the program, which can last until March 2022, depends on each survivor’s efforts to find a permanent housing solution and following the rules established by the park and FEMA.