FEMA deadline for hurricane assistance ends this week

Friday is the deadline to register for assistance

From the Federal Emergency Management Administration

Survivors of Hurricane Irma have until 11:59 p.m. Friday, November 24th to register for assistance from FEMA and/or submit an application for a Small Business Administration (SBA) low-interest disaster loan.

WHAT:

How to register with FEMA:

Online at DisasterAssistance.gov.

Call the FEMA Helpline at 800-621-3362 for voice, 711 and Video Relay Service (VRS). If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability and use a TTY, call 800-462-7585. Help is available in many languages. Helpline numbers are open from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. EST, seven days a week.

Information is available in ASL at: fema.gov/medialibrary/assets/videos/111546.

Download the FEMA Mobile App and apply.

Visit a Disaster Recovery Center. A list of DRCs is available on the FEMA Mobile App, online at fema.gov/disaster-recovery-centers or call the FEMA Helpline.

How to apply to SBA:

Call SBA’s Disaster Assistance Customer Service Center at 800-659-2955. Individuals who are deaf and hard-of-hearing call 800-877-8339.

Email disastercustomerservice@sba.gov.

Go to SBA’s website at SBA.gov/disaster.

Visit a DRC or a Business Recovery Center.

WHEN: Before 11:59 p.m. Friday, November 24th.

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FEMA’s 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-FEMA (3362). For TTY call 800-462-7585.

FEMA’s temporary housing assistance and grants for public transportation expenses, medical and dental expenses, and funeral and burial expenses do not require individuals to apply for an SBA loan. However, applicants who receive SBA loan applications must submit them to SBA to be eligible for assistance that covers personal property, vehicle repair or replacement, and moving and storage expenses.