RESIDENTS OF RINCÓN AFFECTED BY EARTHQUAKES CAN NOW APPLY FOR FEMA
ASSISTANCE
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20210329/residents-rincon-affected-earthquakes-can-now-apply-fema-assistance]


Release Date: 
三月 29, 2021 

GUAYNABO, PUERTO RICO— The Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) announced that survivors in Rincón whose homes or businesses
were affected by the 2020 earthquakes can now apply for assistance.

Survivors have until May 23, 2021 to apply for assistance in the
following ways:

 	* Call the FEMA Helpline at 800-621-3362 or (TTY) 800-462-7585.
Press 2 for a Spanish-speaking operator. Lines are open from 7 a.m. to
11 p.m. daily. Video relay service (VRS) and reasonable accommodations
are available upon request.
 	* Visit disasterAssistance.gov [http://www.DisasterAssistance.gov].
 	* Download FEMA’s mobile app. Select Disaster Resources and click
on Apply for Assistance Online. If you have an Apple device: Text
APPLE to 43362 (4FEMA). For those with an Android device: Text ANDROID
to 43362 (4FEMA). For more information go to: fema.gov/mobile-app
[http://www.fema.gov/mobile-app].

Residents who apply for assistance might receive a late application
letter. You may disregard this letter, as justification regarding why
you didn’t apply for assistance in 2020 is not necessary.

As part of the FEMA application process, survivors may also apply for
a low-interest disaster loan from the U.S. Small Business
Administration. The application can be completed online at
sba.gov/funding-programs/disaster-assistance
[http://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/disaster-assistance]. Residents
can obtain additional information by calling 800-659-2955 or by email
at FOCEAssistance@sba.gov.

For more information on Puerto Rico’s recovery, visit
fema.gov/es/disaster/4473 [https://www.fema.gov/es/disaster/4473] and
recuperacion.pr [http://www.recuperacion.pr/]. Follow us on our social
networks at Facebook.com/FEMAPuertoRico
[http://www.facebook.com/femapuertorico], Facebook.com/COR3pr
[http://www.facebook.com/cor3pr] and Twitter @COR3pr
[https://twitter.com/cor3pr].