Residents, Businesses Can Still Apply For FEMA Help
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Tim Robertson-trobertson@timesuniononline.com
Hoosiers who suffered flood damage in recent months have until Monday to register for disaster assistance with the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Twenty-one counties statewide, including Kosciusko County, were part of a presidential disaster declaration, qualifying county residents and business owners who suffered damage from storms and flooding that occurred between Jan. 7 and March 14 for FEMA assistance.FEMA issued a reminder today that no new applications for aid will be accepted after the Monday deadline. Loan applications to the U.S. Small Business Administration for disaster-related losses to real and personal property also must be submitted by Monday.
According to the FEMA release, federal and state disaster officials are urging eligible residents who have not done so to apply as soon as possible by calling the registration number, 800-621-3362 or, for the speech or hearing impaired, 800-462-7585. Individuals also may register for disaster assistance at the FEMA Web site, www.fema.gov
Applicants who have questions about the disaster assistance programs or questions about the status of their previously filed applications may use FEMA's Helpline by calling 800-621-3362.
According to FEMA, as of today, more than 2,700 Indiana residents have applied for disaster assistance, with more than $13.1 million approved as disaster funds for individuals affected by the disaster. Of those funds, $6.6 million are in the form of SBA disaster loans for individuals and businesses.
Other counties included in the presidential disaster declaration are: Allen, Benton, Carroll, Cass, Dekalb, Elkhart, Fulton, Huntington, Jasper, Lake, LaPorte, Marshall, Newton, Noble, Pulaski, Saint Joseph, Starke, Tippecanoe, Whitley and White.
