APPLYING FOR FEMA ASSISTANCE IF YOUR HOME IS A BOAT
[https://www.fema.gov/fact-sheet/applying-fema-assistance-if-your-home-boat]


Release Date: 
Sep 19, 2023 

If a boat was your primary residence before and during Hurricane
Idalia making landfall in Florida – and the boat sustained hurricane
damage - FEMA may be able to help. Survivors living in one of the
counties designated for federal assistance are encouraged to apply.

	* The designated counties are Citrus, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist,
Hamilton, Hernando, Jefferson, Lafayette, Levy, Madison, Manatee,
Pasco, Pinellas, Sarasota, Suwannee, and Taylor.
	* Living on a boat is a unique situation, but you may qualify for
FEMA assistance.
	* If the boat was not located on private property, you will need to
provide the physical and complete address of the dock or marina and
the slip or mooring number.
	* If you don’t provide a slip or mooring number, it may result in
your application becoming attached to another boat or boats at the
same address. This will cause delays in processing your application.
	* You cannot use a P.O. Box as your primary address, but you can use
it as a mailing address.

To apply for FEMA assistance, go online to DisasterAssistance.gov,
[http://www.disasterassistance.gov/] use the FEMA
[https://www.fema.gov/about/news-multimedia/app] app
[https://www.fema.gov/about/news-multimedia/app] for smartphones,
visit a Disaster Recovery Center (DRC Locator (fema.gov)
[https://egateway.fema.gov/ESF6/DRCLocator] or call 800-621-3362.
Help is available in most languages. If you use a relay service, such
as video relay service (VRS), captioned telephone service or
others, give FEMA your number for that service.
Lines are open from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. ET seven days a
week.