News and Media: Disaster 4788

FEMA Individual Assistance is available to renters, including students and homeowners in Baxter, Benton, Boone, Fulton, Greene, Madison, Marion and Randolph counties. FEMA may be able to help you pay for temporary housing, home repairs and other needs caused by the disaster, including rent, if you are displaced because of the severe storms of May 24-27.

On Tuesday, July 30, the Baxter County center, located at the Food Bank of North Central Arkansas 1042 Highland Circle, in Mountain Home will close permanently at the end of the day.

Arkansans whose native language is Marshallese now have interpreters available at the Benton County Disaster Recovery Center in Bentonville.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency may provide two types of assistance following a presidential disaster declaration: Public Assistance and Individual Assistance. Both programs are independent from each other.

If you are a homeowner in one of the eight Arkansas counties approved for Individual Assistance and had a privately-owned road or bridge damaged or destroyed by the severe storms of May 24-27, you may be able to get financial assistance for replacement or repairs from FEMA or the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).