FEMA UPDATES OPERATING HOURS FOR THE ALASKA DISASTER ASSISTANCE
HOTLINE
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20221020/fema-updates-operating-hours-alaska-disaster-assistance-hotline]


Release Date: 
octubre 20, 2022 

FEMA has updated the operating hours for the Alaska-specific Disaster
Assistance Hotline. Residents in the Regional Educational Attendance
Areas of Bering Strait, Kashunamiut, Lower Kuskokwim and Lower Yukon
who experienced damage or loss from September’s severe storm,
flooding and landslides can call the hotline to apply for FEMA
assistance or receive help with an application.

Starting MONDAY, OCT. 24, the Anchorage-based FEMA hotline will
operate from 9 A.M. TO 6 P.M., Monday through Saturday and will be
CLOSED on Sundays.

Applicants can apply for FEMA disaster assistance by:

 	* Calling 1-866-342-1699 for the FEMA Alaska-specific disaster
hotline. For TTY users, dial 711. For TTY users with an out-of-state
area code, dial 1-800-770-8973 for Alaska Relay.
 	* Going online to DISASTERASSISTANCE.GOV.
 	* Downloading and applying through the FEMA mobile app.

The deadline to apply for FEMA assistance is NOV. 22, 2022.

FEMA’s Individual Assistance program may include grants for
temporary housing expenses, basic home repairs, or other essential
disaster-related needs that are not covered by insurance. In Alaska,
subsistence items lost or damaged from the September storms may be
eligible for assistance.  

The State of Alaska also has an Individual Assistance program, which
has a separate application process from FEMA’s. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT
SURVIVORS APPLY FOR BOTH FEMA AND THE STATE OF ALASKA’S DISASTER
ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.

If you are found ineligible for federal assistance, you may still
qualify for assistance through the State of Alaska, but if you do not
submit both applications it is possible that no assistance will be
available to you.

 	* Survivors can apply for state assistance online at
ready.alaska.gov/IA
[https://usfema.sharepoint.com/teams/R10ORAEXA/EA_Projects/Projects/2022%20-%20DR-4672-AK%20ESF15/ready.alaska.gov/IA]
or by calling 844-445-7131. The deadline to apply for State of Alaska
assistance is NOV. 17, 2022.

Some applicants may be referred to the U.S. SMALL BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION (SBA) to apply for a disaster loan. Long-term,
low-interest disaster loans for businesses, nonprofits, homeowners and
renters may be available to cover losses not fully compensated by
insurance or other sources. Homeowners and renters should submit an
SBA disaster loan application even if they are not sure they will need
or want a loan.

Applicants may apply in the following ways:

 	* Go online at: https://disasterloanassistance.sba.gov/
 	* Call 1-(800) 659-2955, for TTY users please dial 711.
 	* Email disastercustomerservice@sba.gov for more information on SBA
disaster assistance.

For more information about FEMA’s support to Alaska’s severe
storms, flooding and landslide recovery, visit the FEMA Disaster Site
[https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4672]. Follow FEMA Region 10 on Twitter
[https://twitter.com/femaregion10] and LinkedIn
[http://www.linkedin.com/company/fema-region-10] for the latest
updates._ _