ORANGE, OSCEOLA, POLK AND SEMINOLE COUNTIES ELIGIBLE FOR FEMA
ASSISTANCE
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20220930/orange-osceola-polk-and-seminole-counties-eligible-fema-assistance]


Release Date: 
September 30, 2022 

ATLANTA – Orange, Osceola, Polk and Seminole counties are now
eligible for FEMA assistance after Hurricane Ian.

Individuals and households in Orange, Osceola, Polk and Seminole
counties can apply for FEMA Individual Assistance, which may include
temporary housing assistance, basic home repairs and certain other
uninsured disaster-related needs.

These counties join Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Hardee, Hillsborough,
Lee, Manatee, Pinellas and Sarasota counties, which were previously
approved for Individual Assistance.

Survivors can apply for disaster assistance at disasterassistance.gov
[http://www.disasterassistance.gov], by calling 800-621-3362 from 7
a.m. to 11 p.m. Eastern Time, or by using the FEMA mobile app
[https://www.fema.gov/about/news-multimedia/mobile-app-text-messages].
If you use a relay service such as video relay service (VRS),
captioned telephone service or others, give FEMA the number for that
service.

For an accessible video on how to apply for assistance go to,
youtube.com/watch?v=WZGpWI2RCNw
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZGpWI2RCNw].

For information on Florida’s recovery from Hurricane Ian, visit
fema.gov/disaster/hurricane-ian
[https://www.fema.gov/disaster/hurricane-ian]. Follow FEMA on Twitter
at FEMA Region 4 (@femaregion4) / Twitter
[https://twitter.com/femaregion4] and at facebook.com/fema
[http://www.facebook.com/fema].