Deadline Extended for Federal Flood Assistance

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has extended the registration deadline by 15 days to July 24 for federal assistance from the storms and flooding of April and early May.

FEMA also announced residents in two more Illinois counties are now eligible for assistance. Those counties are Putnam and Warren. 

Residents of 35 counties are now covered in the Illinois disaster declaration for severe storms and flooding from April 15 to May 5. Local counties included in indvidual assistance include Cook, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kendall, Lake and McHenry,

Individual 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. 

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.

The FEMA disaster declaration does not include any damage incurred after May 5.

Individuals affected by the storms and flooding can register 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. For more information, visit the Illinois Disaster website www.fema.gov/disaster/4116.

SBA low-interest disaster loans may 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.

—By Steven Jack

Source: Federal Emergency Management Agency