FEMA SERIOUS NEEDS ASSISTANCE: NEW BENEFIT FOR KENTUCKIANS AFFECTED
BY MAY 21-27 SEVERE WEATHER
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20240802/fema-serious-needs-assistance-new-benefit-kentuckians-affected-may-21-27]


Release Date: 
Tháng 8 2, 2024 

FRANKFORT, KY. – FEMA has recently implemented significant updates
to its Individual Assistance program. Serious Needs Assistance is one
of new benefits in the updates. For those who were impacted by the
May 21-27 severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, landslides
and mudslides, the deadline to apply for Serious Needs Assistance is
Aug. 22. 

Serious Needs Assistance is a one-time payment per household.
Immediate or serious needs assistance may provide lifesaving and
life-sustaining items, including water, food, first aid,
prescriptions, infant formula, breastfeeding supplies, diapers,
consumable medical supplies, durable medical equipment, personal
hygiene items and fuel for transportation. 

You may be eligible for Serious Needs Assistance if:

	* You complete a FEMA application.
	* FEMA can confirm your identity.
	* The home where you live most of the year is in a declared disaster
area.
	* FEMA confirms the disaster damage from an inspection or documents
you send.
	* You tell FEMA you are displaced, need shelter or have other
emergency costs due to the disaster on your application; and
	* You apply for FEMA assistance while Serious Needs Assistance is
available.

There are several ways to apply: Visit a Disaster Recovery Center, go
online to DisasterAssistance.gov [http://www.DisasterAssistance.gov],
call 800-621-3362 from 7 a.m. to midnight local time every day, or use
the FEMA mobile app
[https://www.fema.gov/about/news-multimedia/mobile-products]. If you
use a relay service such as Video Relay Service (VRS), captioned
telephone service or others, give FEMA your number for that service.

Homeowners, renters, businesses, and nonprofit organizations can
apply for long-term, low-interest disaster loans from the U.S. Small
Business Administration (SBA) to cover losses not fully compensated by
insurance and other sources. Apply online using the Electronic Loan
Application (ELA) via the SBA’s secure website at  sba.gov/disaster
[https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/disaster-assistance]. More
information can also be obtained by calling the SBA’s Customer
Service Center at 800-659-2955. To learn more, visit www.sba.gov
[http://www.sba.gov/].

For an accessible video about Serious Needs Assistance, visit Serious
Needs Assistance (youtube.com)
[https://youtu.be/FIiRaoirLWg?si=nCwh_0wTJvypr-7E].

For the latest information on Kentucky’s recovery from the May 21-27
severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, landslides and
mudslides, please visit fema.gov/disaster/4804
[http://www.fema.gov/disaster/4804]. Follow FEMA on X, formerly called
Twitter, at X.com/femaregion4 [https://x.com/femaregion4] and at
facebook.com/fema [http://www.facebook.com/fema].