FEMA GRANTS ANOTHER REGISTRATION EXTENSION
FOR TEXANS
AUSTIN, Texas –The Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has
extended to Feb. 6 the deadline for Texas
homeowners, renters and business owners to
apply for federal and state disaster
assistance for damages and losses caused by
Hurricane Ike.
The Governor’s Division of
Emergency Management (GDEM) requested
another extension, citing a continued flow
of new applications from Texans for disaster
assistance.
“This extension gives Texans
more time to apply for disaster aid,” said
State Coordinating Officer Joan Haun. “We
hope those impacted by Ike who have delayed
in applying for aid will use this added time
to register with FEMA by Feb. 6.”
Assistance to individuals
could include grants to help pay for
temporary housing needs, essential home
repairs and other serious disaster-related
expenses not covered by insurance or other
sources. Low-interest disaster loans from
the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
are also available for homeowners, renters,
businesses of all sizes and private
nonprofit organizations to repair or replace
real or personal property.
“Our mission is to serve
everyone eligible for FEMA assistance,” said
Federal Coordinating Officer Stephen M. De
Blasio Sr. “We encourage anyone who
sustained damages by Ike to register with
FEMA as soon as possible.”
Texans who had damage or
uninsured losses and have not yet registered
can do so online at
www.fema.gov or by calling
1-800-621-FEMA (3362), (TTY) 1-800-462-7585
for the speech- and hearing-impaired. Both
numbers are available 6 a.m. to midnight
daily.
Several FEMA/State Disaster
Recovery Centers remain open to serve
disaster victims. A complete list of centers
is available at
www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/pages/dr1791_drc_list.htm.
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FEMA coordinates the federal
government’s role in preparing for,
preventing, mitigating the effects of,
responding to, and recovering from all
domestic disasters, whether natural or
man-made, including acts of terror.
The Small Business
Administration (SBA) is the federal
government’s primary source of money for the
long-term rebuilding of disaster-damaged
private property. SBA helps homeowners,
renters, businesses of all sizes, and
private nonprofit organizations fund repairs
or rebuilding efforts, and cover the cost of
replacing lost or disaster-damaged personal
property. These disaster loans cover
uninsured and uncompensated losses and do
not duplicate benefits of other agencies or
organizations. For information about SBA
programs, applicants may call 1-800-659-2955
(TTY 1-800-877-8339). Homeowners, renters
and business owners with questions for the
SBA should call the Customer Service Center
at 1-800-659-2955 (TTY 1-800-877-8339).
Homeowners, renters and business owners with
questions for the SBA should call the
Customer Service Center at 1-800-659-2955.
Disaster recovery assistance
is available without regard to race, color,
sex, religion, national origin, age,
disability, economic status or retaliation.
If you or someone you know has been
discriminated against, you should call FEMA
toll-free at 1-800-621-FEMA (3362) or
contact your State Office of Equal rights.
If suspicious of any abuse of FEMA programs,
please contact the fraud hotline at
1-800-323-8603.
