FLORIDIANS HAVE 30 DAYS REMAINING TO REGISTER FOR FEMA DISASTER
ASSISTANCE
[https://www.fema.gov/news-release/20200220/les-quedan-30-dias-sobrevivientes-en-florida-para-inscribirse-para-asistencia]


Release Date: 
October 10, 2017 

ORLANDO, FLA. – Homeowners and renters who suffered damage as a
result of Hurricane Irma have until Nov. 9 to register with the
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for possible federal
disaster assistance.

The 30-day registration timeframe is fast approaching for survivors to
apply for disaster assistance from FEMA and the U.S. Small Business
Administration (SBA). Survivors of Hurricane Irma have 60 days from
the Sept. 10 date of disaster declaration to apply for Individual
Assistance.

Anyone who sustained a loss in any of the 48 Individual
Assistance-designated Florida counties should register before the
deadline even if they have insurance.

Federal disaster assistance may help eligible applicants with
temporary housing, disaster-related uninsured personal property
losses, medical, dental and funeral expenses, along with other
disaster-related expenses and serious needs.

Survivors must register with FEMA to be considered for federal
disaster assistance even if they have contacted the state, their local
emergency management agency, the American Red Cross or other
charitable organizations.

The quickest way to apply for federal assistance is online at
www.disasterassistance.gov [http://www.disasterassistance.gov/] or
through a smartphone or tablet at www.fema.gov/apply-assistance
[https://www.fema.gov//fema.net/r7/Users/TYoung28/DR%204337-FL/NEWS%20RELEASES/httpswww.fema.gov/apply-assistance].

Survivors may also apply by phone 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. Information on the
registration process is available in American Sign Language at:
fema.gov/media
[http://www.fema.gov/media-library/assets/videos/111546]library/assets/videos/111546
[http://www.fema.gov/media-library/assets/videos/111546].

Next to insurance, SBA low-interest disaster loans are the
survivor’s primary source of money for the long-term rebuilding of
disaster-damaged property.

Low-interest disaster loans from the SBA are also available to help
with residential and business losses not covered by insurance.
Businesses of all sizes, homeowners, and renters may obtain
information on SBA disaster loan applications by calling 800-659-2955
or online at www.SBA.gov [https://www.sba.gov/]. For those who are
deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability and use a TTY, call
800-877-8339. They may also apply for disaster loans at
www.disasterloan.sba.gov/ela/ [https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela/].

Get more information by visiting www.FEMA.gov/IrmaFL
[http://www.fema.gov/IrmaFL] and FEMA’s Facebook page
[http://www.facebook.com/fema], and by following @FEMARegion4 on
Twitter [http://www.twitter.com/femaregion4].

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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._