TWO DAYS LEFT FOR GEORGIANS TO APPLY FOR FEDERAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20250306/two-days-left-georgians-apply-federal-disaster-assistance]


Release Date: 
February 5, 2025 

The deadline is quickly approaching for Georgia survivors of Tropical
Storm Debby (Aug. 4—20. 2024) and Hurricane Helene (Sept. 24—Oct.
30, 2024) in the counties designated for Individual Assistance to
apply federal assistance.

The application period to apply for federal disaster assistance ends
in two days, on Friday, Feb. 7, 2025.

COUNTIES APPROVED FOR ASSISTANCE FOR HURRICANE HELENE ARE: Appling,
Atkinson, Bacon, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brantley, Brooks, Bryan, Bulloch,
Burke, Butts, Camden, Candler, Charlton, Chatham, Clinch, Coffee,
Colquitt, Columbia, Cook, Dodge, Echols, Effingham, Elbert, Emanuel,
Evans, Fulton, Glascock, Glynn, Hancock, Irwin, Jeff Davis, Jefferson,
Jenkins, Johnson, Lanier, Laurens, Liberty, Lincoln, Long, Lowndes,
McDuffie, McIntosh, Montgomery, Newton, Pierce, Rabun, Richmond,
Screven, Stephens, Taliaferro, Tattnall, Telfair, Thomas, Tift,
Toombs, Treutlen, Ware, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Wheeler and Wilkes.

COUNTIES APPROVED FOR ASSISTANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM DEBBY ARE: Bryan,
Bulloch, Chatham, Effingham, Evans, Liberty, Long and Screven.

There are four ways to apply for assistance:

	* Online at DisasterAssistance.gov
[https://www.disasterassistance.gov/].
	* The FEMA App
[https://www.fema.gov/about/news-multimedia/mobile-products] for
mobile devices
	* Call toll-free 800-621-3362.  Survivors can also contact the
Georgia Call Center Monday through Saturday at 678-547-2861 for
assistance with their application.
	* FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers. For locations and hours, go online
to fema.gov/drc [https://egateway.fema.gov/ESF6/DRCLocator]

	* FEMA provides help to all disaster survivors, regardless of race,
color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation,
	* religion, age, disability, English proficiency or economic status.
Our top priority is ensuring that disaster assistance is
	* reaching people in need.

_For the latest information about Georgia’s recovery,
visit __fema.gov/helene/georgia_
[https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4830]_ and __fema.gov/disaster/4821_
[http://www.fema.gov/disaster/4821]_. Follow FEMA on X
at __x.com/femaregion4_ [https://x.com/femaregion4]_ or follow FEMA
on social media at: __FEMA Blog_ [https://www.fema.gov/blog]_ on
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