WEST VIRGINIANS: ONE WEEK LEFT TO APPLY FOR FEMA ASSISTANCE
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20240715/west-virginians-one-week-left-apply-fema-assistance]


Release Date: 
July 15, 2024 

July 15, 2024
DR-4783-WV NR-013
FEMA News Desk: 215-931-5597
FEMAR3NewsDesk@fema.dhs.gov

News release

West Virginians: One Week Left to Apply for FEMA Assistance

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Residents in Boone, Cabell, Fayette, Kanawha,
Lincoln, Marshall, Nicholas, Ohio, Putnam, Wayne and Wetzel counties
have one week left to apply for FEMA Assistance for damages sustained
during the April 2-6, 2023, severe storms. The deadline to apply is
July 22, 2024.

FEMA assistance for individuals and families affected by the flooding
can cover home repairs, personal property losses and other
disaster-related needs not covered by insurance.

The easiest way to apply for FEMA assistance is online at
DisasterAssistance.gov [https://www.disasterassistance.gov/] or by
phone at 800-621-3362. The toll-free telephone line operates from 7
a.m. to 11 p.m., seven days a week. If you use a relay service, such
as video relay service (VRS), captioned telephone service or others,
give FEMA the number for that service.

July 22, 2024, is also the final deadline to apply for a U.S. Small
Business Administration disaster loan. Applicants can apply online at
sba.gov/disaster
[https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/disaster-assistance], call
SBA’s Customer Service Center at (800) 659-2955, or email
disastercustomerservice@sba.gov for more information on SBA disaster
assistance. For people who are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech
disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay
service.

For more information on West Virginia’s disaster recovery, visit emd.wv.gov,
[https://emd.wv.gov/Pages/default.aspx] West Virginia Emergency Management
[https://www.facebook.com/WVEMD] Division Facebook page,
[https://www.facebook.com/WVEMD]www.fema.gov/disaster/4783
[https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4783] and www.facebook.com/FEMA.
[https://www.facebook.com/FEMA]

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disasters. FEMA Region 3’s jurisdiction includes Delaware, the
District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West
Virginia._

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_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 833-285-7448. If you use
a relay service, such as video relay service (VRS), captioned
telephone service or others, give FEMA the number for that service.
Multilingual operators are available (press 2 for Spanish and 3 for
other languages)._