Michael Walter
Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN Texas Texans affected by Hurricane Harvey now have until November 30 2017 to register for federal assistance.
The deadline was November 24 however an additional six days now gives survivors more time through the Thanksgiving holiday.
Federal assistance includes help for temporary housing rental assistance and repair or replacement of damaged homes for eligible individuals and families who have suffered losses as a result of the storm.
Additionally grants may be available to help with other expenses such as medical and dental care child care funeral and burial costs replacing essential household items moving and storage vehicle repairs and some clean-up items.
Renters and homeowners must be in a designated county to qualify for assistance. Those counties include:
Aransas Austin Bastrop Bee Brazoria Caldwell Calhoun Chambers Colorado DeWitt Fayette Fort Bend Galveston Goliad Gonzales Grimes Hardin Harris Jackson Jasper Jefferson Karnes Kleberg Lavaca Lee Liberty Matagorda Montgomery Newton Nueces Orange Polk Refugio Sabine San Jacinto San Patricio Tyler Victoria Waller Walker and
Wharton.
Survivors may register in many ways:
- Online at DisasterAssistance.gov.
- Calling the FEMA Helpline at 800-621-3362 (voice 711/VRS-Video Relay Service) (TTY: 800-462-7585). Multilingual operators are available (press 2 for Spanish).
- Via the FEMA app available for Apple and Android mobile devices. To download visit: fema.gov/mobile-app.
- Visiting a Disaster Recovery Center (DRC). Find the location of nearby DRCs online at www.fema.gov/DRC.
The following information is helpful when registering:
- Address of the location where the damage occurred (pre-disaster address).
- Current mailing address.
- Current telephone number.
- Insurance information.
- Total household annual income.
- Routing and account number for checking or savings account (this allows FEMA to directly transfer disaster assistance funds into a bank account).
- A description of disaster-caused damage and losses.
For more information on Hurricane Harvey and Texas recovery visit the Hurricane Harvey disaster web page at
www.fema.gov/disaster/4332 or Facebook at
http://www.facebook.com/FEMAharvey the FEMA Region6 Twitter account at
twitter.com/FEMARegion6 or the Texas Division of Emergency Management website at
www.dps.texas.gov/dem/.
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FEMAs mission is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build sustain and improve our capability to prepare for protect against respond to recover from and mitigate all hazards.
Disaster recovery assistance is available without regard to race 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 800-621-3362 (voice 711/VRS Video Relay Service) (TTY: 800-462-7585). Multilingual operators are available (press 2 for Spanish).
The SBA is the federal governments primary source of money for the long-term rebuilding of disaster-damaged private property. SBA helps businesses of all sizes private non-profit organizations homeowners and renters 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 SBAs Disaster Assistance Customer Service Center by calling (800) 659-2955 emailing disastercustomerservice@sba.gov or visiting SBAs website at www.sba.gov/disaster. Deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals may call (800) 877-8339.
