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FEMA Extends Registration Deadline to Aug. 8

Residents who were affected by the floods between April 16 and May 5 now have until Aug. 8 to register with FEMA.

FEMA has again extended the registration deadline for residents affected by flooding this spring to Thursday, Aug. 8. 

Federal assistance is only available for those who incurred damage in a designated county as a result of storms and flooding that occurred during the period of April 16 to May 5. 

According to a news release from FEMA, assistance for homeowners and renters can include grants to help pay for temporary rental assistance and other serious disaster-related expenses not met by insurance or other assistance programs.

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Assistance for homeowners also can include grants for home repair. Low-interest disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) are available to cover residential and business losses not fully compensated by insurance.

Registration is available online at www.DisasterAssistance.gov or via web-enabled phone at m.fema.gov.  Applicants may also call 800-621-3362 or (TTY) 800-462-7585.  People who use 711-Relay or Video Relay Services (VRS) can call 800-621-3362. 

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For more information, visit the Illinois Disaster website: www.fema.gov/disaster/4116.  Multilingual phone operators are available on the FEMA helpline. Choose Option 2 for Spanish and Option 3 for other languages.

SBA low-interest disaster loans may also be available for homeowners, renters, businesses and private non-profit organizations of all sizes to repair or replace real estate, contents and/or personal property damaged in the severe storms and flooding. Information and assistance from SBA is available at 1-800-659-2955, (TTY) 1-800-877-8339 or online at www.sba.gov/services/disasterassistance.

Information courtesy of a news release from FEMA.


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