Release Date:
February 23, 2021
(As of Feb. 22, 2021, unless otherwise noted)
- Applicants should stay in touch with FEMA to keep their recovery on track. 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.
- 349 individuals and households have been approved for more than $2 million in federal grants through FEMA’s Individuals and Households Program.
- More than $9.7 million in U.S. Small Business Administration low-interest disaster loans have been approved for 78 homeowners and renters and four businesses as of Feb. 19.
Housing Assistance:
- Nearly $1.4 million in grants approved for housing repairs or replacement for 234 homeowners.
- $625,511 in grants have been approved for personal property, transportation and other disaster-related serious needs for 284 applicants.
- 710 home inspections have been issued with 99 percent completed.
- Marion is one of five Oregon counties approved to participate in FEMA’s Direct Temporary Housing Program including: Jackson, Lane, Lincoln, Linn and Marion Counties.
- Marion county has one remaining temporary housing qualified family to be licensed in.
- 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.
Public Assistance
• As of Feb. 23, disaster-wide, FEMA has obligated 46 Project Worksheets and more than $146 million in Public Assistance funding.