COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Residents of Andrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Holt, Lafayette and Platte counties who suffered damage from the recent flooding have one month left to register for disaster assistance with the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
The registration deadline is Oct. 11, 2011. That is also the deadline to apply for U.S. Small Business Administration low-interest disaster loans for homeowners, renters, businesses of all sizes and nonprofit organizations.
"FEMA urges folks who sustained flood damage to register for assistance, even if they think they do not qualify," said Federal Coordinating Officer Mike Karl. "We want to make sure everyone who is eligible for assistance gets the help they need."
Applicants may register for assistance or check the status of their registration by calling FEMA's toll-free registration line, 1-800-621-FEMA (3362), online at www.disasterassistance.gov, or by smartphone at m.fema.gov. If the applicant has a speech disability or hearing loss and uses a TTY, call 1-800-462-7585 directly; if the applicant uses 711 or Video Relay Service (VRS), call 1-800-621-3362. FEMA phone lines are open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., seven days a week; multilingual operators are available.
Assistance may include FEMA grants for temporary housing and home repairs, SBA disaster loans to cover losses not fully compensated by insurance or other recoveries, and other programs to help homeowners, renters, businesses of all sizes and nonprofit organizations recover from the effects of the disaster.
More information is available at:
http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=57783
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