TWO-MONTH RECAP: FEDERAL ASSISTANCE NEAR $5 MILLION FOR WEST VIRGINIA
FLOOD RECOVERY
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20250602/two-month-recap-federal-assistance-near-5-million-west-virginia-flood]


Release Date: 
Październik 19, 2017 

CHARLESTON, W.VA. — In two months since West Virginia received a
federal major disaster declaration following the severe storms of July
28-29, 2017, about $4.8 MILLION in federal assistance has been
approved for recovery. Assistance continues to flow.

INDIVIDUALS AND HOUSEHOLDS PROGRAM (IHP)
About 940 APPLICATIONS for FEMA assistance were submitted. FEMA’s
Individuals and Households Program has approved nearly $2.6 MILLION
for homeowners and renters. This assistance can include grants for
rent, temporary housing and home repairs to a primary residence, as
well as other serious disaster-related needs, such as medical and
dental expenses or funeral and burial costs. Four counties were
designated eligible for FEMA’s Individual Assistance: Harrison,
Marion, Marshall and Wetzel.

  THE TOTAL INCLUDES:

  RENTAL ASSISTANCE: $286,000

  HOME REPAIR ASSISTANCE: $1.9 MILLION

  OTHER NEEDS ASSISTANCE (ONA): $442,000
  This assistance is provided to individuals and households to help
address necessary expenses and      serious needs that cannot be
met through other forms of disaster assistance or insurance. Forms of
     other needs assistance under IHP include personal property,
medical, dental and funeral.

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (SBA)
$2.23 MILLION in SBA loans have been approved to help individuals and
businesses recover from July’s disaster.

PUBLIC ASSISTANCE (PA)
FEMA’s Public Assistance Program will provide grants to state and
local governments and certain nonprofit entities for debris removal,
emergency protective measures, and permanent restoration of
infrastructure. The federal share of assistance for this disaster is
75 percent of eligible costs. Twelve counties were designated eligible
for Public Assistance: Doddridge, Harrison, Marion, Marshall,
Monongalia, Ohio, Preston, Randolph, Taylor, Tucker, Tyler, and
Wetzel. Hazard Mitigation Grant funding will be available state-wide.

  • Preliminary Damage Assessments estimates reached $8.5 MILLION
for the July 28-29 severe               weather event.
  • There are 39 Public Assistance applicants with projects
totaling $15 MILLION; the majority of                   
projects belong to the West Virginia Department of Highways.

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color, religion, nationality, sex, age, disability, English
proficiency or economic status. If you or someone you know has been
discriminated against, call FEMA toll-free at 800-621-FEMA (3362). For
TTY call 800-462-7585._

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_The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is the federal
government’s primary source of money for the long-term rebuilding of
disaster-damaged private property. SBA helps homeowners, renters,
businesses of all sizes, and private non-profit organizations fund
repairs or rebuilding efforts and cover the cost of replacing lost or
disaster-damaged personal property. These disaster loans cover losses
not fully compensated by insurance or other recoveries and do not
duplicate benefits of other agencies or organizations. For more
information, applicants may contact SBA’s Disaster Assistance
Customer Service Center by calling (800) 659-2955, emailing
DISASTERCUSTOMERSERVICE@SBA.GOV, or visiting SBA’s Web site at
WWW.SBA.GOV/DISASTER [http://www.sba.gov/disaster]. Deaf and
hard-of-hearing individuals may call (800) 877-8339._