2013 COLORADO FLOODS: FEMA INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCE OVERVIEW
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20210318/2013-colorado-floods-fema-individual-assistance-overview]


Release Date: 
septembre 10, 2018 

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in rushing brown flood waters to the left and the FEMA Logo to the
right reads “2013 Colorado Floods: Five Years Later.”]

 

 

FEMA INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM OVERVIEW 

The FEMA Individuals and Households Program (IHP) provides financial
assistance and/or direct services to disaster survivors if they are
unable to meet these needs through other means.

_INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS_

	* Residents of 11 Colorado counties were able to register for
Individual Assistance with FEMA.
	* Statewide, 28,169 individuals or households registered for
assistance in the counties designated for Individual Assistance.
	* FEMA provided more than $61,628,646 through the Individual
Assistance Program; $56,698,793 for rental assistance and home repair,
and $4,929,852 in Other Needs Assistance (ONA) which can include
eligible disaster-related expenses such as medical and dental
expenses.
	* The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) approved $110,542,300
in low-interest disaster loans to repair damaged homes and businesses.
$80,624,300 was approved for individuals and $29,918,800 for
businesses and private non-profit organizations.
	* SBA Business Recovery Centers in Estes Park, Greeley, Longmont and
Loveland received 933 visits. SBA Disaster Loan Outreach Centers in
Aurora, Colorado Springs and Golden received 403 visits.
	* Disaster Recovery Centers were located in 21 communities and
received 22,314 visits from applicants while in operation.
	* The Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) program, which is
managed by the State of Colorado and funded by FEMA, provided $329,449
in benefits. An additional $125,028 was paid in administrative costs.
	* Transitional Sheltering Assistance (TSA) was provided until
December 14, 2013, which allowed displaced residents to stay in hotel
rooms until more permanent housing became available. The cost of TSA
was $2,345,663.

_DIRECT HOUSING MISSION_

	* Due to a lack of available housing resources in and around the
declared area, a direct housing mission was initiated. At its peak, 47
households were licensed into 54 Manufactured Housing Units.