DISASTER ASSISTANCE TOPS $1 MILLION; ONE MONTH LEFT TO APPLY
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20240801/disaster-assistance-tops-1-million-one-month-left-apply]


Release Date: 
August 1, 2024 

News Release

Disaster assistance tops $1 million; one month left to apply 

CHARLESTON, W.VA. – More than $1 MILLION has been approved for
homeowners and renters in West Virginia after the severe storms,
straight-line winds, tornadoes, flooding, landslides and mudslides of
April 11-12, 2024.   

Federal disaster assistance is available to residents of seven
counties: Kanawha, Hancock, Marshall, Ohio, Roane, Wetzel and Wood.
THE APPLICATION DEADLINE IS SEPT. 3, 2024. West Virginians can get
assistance with applications by visiting www.disasterassistance.gov
[http://www.disasterassistance.gov] or an in-person Disaster Recovery
Center. 

The $1 million includes more than $631,000 in housing assistance to
help homeowners and renters with expenses such as temporary housing
and essential home repairs. Additionally, more than $441,000 has been
approved for expenses such as transportation, childcare and
medical/dental costs. More than 350 households and businesses have
registered with FEMA since individual assistance was authorized July
3.

For a current list of open disaster centers, please visit DRC Locator
[https://egateway.fema.gov/ESF6/DRCLocator] online. If it is not
possible to visit a center, call 800-621- FEMA (3362). The toll-free
telephone line operates from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily.
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 more information on West Virginia’s disaster recovery, visit emd.wv.gov,
[https://emd.wv.gov/Pages/default.aspx]West Virginia Emergency ManagementDivision
Facebook page,www.fema.gov/disaster/4783
[http://www.fema.gov/disaster/4783]www.facebook.com/FEMA.
[https://www.facebook.com/FEMA]

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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.
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other languages)._