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Even though Disaster Recovery Centers have closed and the deadline to apply for federal assistance has passed, FEMA is still on the ground in Illinois to help Cook County homeowners and renters recover from the Sept. 17-18, 2023 severe storms and flooding.
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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is giving tax relief for individuals and businesses in Boone, Calhoun, Clay, Harrison, and Kanawha counties affected by the severe storms that happened Aug. 28-30, 2023.
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When natural disasters occur, it’s common to find people who want to take advantage of survivors by posing as official disaster aid workers or as relatives trying to help survivors complete their applications.
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A state-federal Disaster Recovery Center will open at 8 a.m. on Feb. 10, 2023, at the Penn VA Coal Carbon Center in Kanawha County to help West Virginia residents affected by the severe flooding that occurred Aug. 28-30, 2023.
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Small Business Administration (SBA) will be assisting survivors at the Farmington Farmers Market on Saturday, February 10 from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. The event will be held at 130 Quebec St., Farmington, Maine 04938. FEMA will have representatives available to answer questions, assist with the FEMA application process, and provide overall support to the community by assisting with disaster related relief. SBA representatives will be available to discuss low interest disaster loans for homeowners, renters, non-profits and businesses of all sizes can help with recovery.
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Employees or self-employed individuals in Maine who became unemployed as a direct result of the severe storm and flooding, may be eligible to receive Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA). Eligible survivors are encouraged to apply for disaster assistance.
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Friday, Feb. 9 is the last day for Cook County homeowners and renters who were affected by the Sept. 17-18 severe storms and flooding to apply for FEMA assistance. Apply by 11:59 p.m. CT. More than $46 million has already been approved to help survivors recover.
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FEMA has approved $1,934,879 to reimburse Sharkey County for emergency protective measures following the March 24-25 Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds and Tornadoes.
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FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell announced today that President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. made additional disaster assistance available to the U.S. Virgin Islands by authorizing an increase in the level of federal funding for costs resulting from hurricanes Irma and Maria in September 2017.
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U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell joined Hawai‘i Governor Josh Green, M.D., and Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen for a long-term recovery meeting to discuss and witness a firsthand view of the progress made on Maui.
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