Includes Grants for Home Repairs, Small Business Loans, Rental Assistance
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To apply for assistance, individuals and business owners should visit www.DisasterAssistance.gov or call 1-800-621-3362. Disaster assistance applicants with a speech disability or hearing loss and use TTY should call 1-800-462-7585 directly; for those who use 711 or Video Relay Service (VRS), call 1-800-621-3362. The toll-free telephone numbers will operate from
Information Hotlines
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* Text Alerts: Text FLPREPARES to 888777 to receive text alerts from the
* Online Information: Visit FloridaDisaster.org for more information on recovery efforts.
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Federal aid programs available as a result of the disaster declaration include:
* Grants for home repairs and replacement of essential household items not covered by insurance to make damaged dwellings safe, sanitary and functional.
* Grants to replace personal property and help meet medical, dental, funeral, transportation and other serious disaster-related needs not covered by insurance or other federal, municipality and charitable aid programs.
* Rental payments for temporary housing for those whose homes are unlivable. Initial assistance may be provided for up to three months for homeowners and at least one month for renters. Assistance may be extended if requested after the initial period based on a review of individual applicant requirements.
* Unemployment payments up to 26 weeks for workers who temporarily lost jobs because of the disaster and who do not qualify for state benefits, such as self-employed individuals.
* Low-interest loans to cover residential losses not fully compensated by insurance.
* Loans for small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives and most private, non-profit organizations of all sizes that have suffered disaster-related cash flow problems and need funds for working capital to recover from the disaster's adverse economic impact.
* Loans for farmers, ranchers and aquaculture operators to cover production and property losses, excluding primary residence.
* Other relief programs: Crisis counseling for those traumatized by the disaster; income tax assistance for filing casualty losses; advisory assistance for legal, veterans' benefits and social security matters.
Visit www.disasterassistance.gov to learn more and apply for assistance programs, including the Individual and Households Program (IHP), or call 1-800-621-3362.
If you are eligible for Transitional Sheltering Assistance,
Housing Assistance
* Structural parts of a home (foundation, outside walls, roof)
* Windows, doors, floors, walls, ceilings, cabinetry
* Septic or sewage system
* Well or other water system
* Heating, ventilating, and air conditioning system
* Utilities (electrical, plumbing, and gas systems)
* Entrance and exit ways from the home, including privately owned access roads
* Blocking, leveling and anchoring of a mobile home and reconnecting or resetting its sewer, water, electrical and fuel lines and tanks
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Low-interest federal disaster loans are available to businesses and residents as a result of disaster declarations. Apply online using the Electronic Loan Application on the SBA's website by clicking here or calling 1 (800) 659-2955. The SBA has also provided a list of Frequently Asked Questions that can be accessed by clicking here.
Read this original document at: https://rutherford.house.gov/media/press-releases/federal-aid-available-northeast-florida-0
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