Release Date:
February 3, 2021
(As of Feb. 2, 2020, unless otherwise noted)
- Applicants should stay in touch with FEMA to keep their recovery on track. Missing or incorrect information could result in delays in receiving assistance.
- Survivors can stay in touch the following ways: Visit DisasterAssistance.gov; download the FEMA app; or call the FEMA Helpline at 800-621-3362 (TTY: 800-462-7585). Multilingual operators are available 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., seven days a week.
- 375 individuals and households have been approved for more than $2.3 million in federal grants through FEMA’s Individuals and Households Program.
- Nearly $6.4 million in U.S. Small Business Administration low-interest disaster loans have been approved for 52 homeowners and renters and four businesses as of Jan. 29.
Housing Assistance:
- More than $1.6 million in grants approved for housing repairs or replacement for 230 homeowners.
- $712,910 in grants have been approved for personal property, transportation and other disaster-related serious needs for 324 applicants.
- 755 home inspections have been issued with 99 percent completed.
- Lane County has been approved to participate in FEMA’s Direct Temporary Housing Program along with four other counties: Jackson, Lincoln, Linn and Marion Counties.
- Survivors do not apply for Direct Temporary Housing, rather FEMA will contact applicants who are eligible and meet the criteria established for the program.
- Survivor housing units are chosen by FEMA based on the survivor family composition and needs, as well as to ensure that requirements for access or functional needs are met.
- Ongoing participation in the program, which can last until March 2022, depends on each survivor’s efforts to find a permanent housing solution and following the rules established by the park and FEMA.