Just one week left to register for flood
recovery assistance!
Through Aug. 4, FEMA has approved the applications of 1,874 Missouri households for disaster assistance. The application deadline is Monday, Aug. 14.
On Thursday, the Federal
Emergency Management Agency approved five more Missouri families for
federal disaster assistance. Over the last 63 days, that approval process has
occurred for 1,874 Missouri households, sending them more than $11.7 million for emergency home repairs, rental assistance, the
replacement of essential personal property and other expenses.
It’s a reminder that community disaster recovery begins
with individual families.
Now, just 10 days remain for other Missouri disaster
survivors to take advantage of their opportunity to register for assistance
before FEMA’s Aug. 14 deadline. Homeowners, renters and businesses are
urged to apply for FEMA and U.S. Small Business Administration assistance
online at DisasterAssistance.gov 24/7 or by calling 800-621-3362 from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
seven days a week before the Aug. 14 deadline.
There are other figures this week that show the progression of FEMA’s
recovery model sequence: individual households first, then
local governments, public districts and nonprofit agencies.
Through Aug. 2, FEMA has received claims associated with more than 2,000
damage sites to public infrastructure and emergency response efforts, with a
total cost estimate of over $52.8 million.
FEMA has received 241 Requests for
Public Assistance and completed 159 initial meetings with public sector applicants.
Aug. 12 is the deadline local governments
in the final seven counties included in the flooding disaster declaration – Christian, Crawford, Dent, Greene, Iron,
Ste. Genevieve, Wayne and Wright
– to file requests for reimbursement of infrastructure repairs and emergency
response costs.
The numbers demonstrate
the extent of Missouri’s historic spring flooding and the importance
of seeking federal assistance for Missouri families, public entities and
nonprofits before the upcoming deadlines.
- In all, almost $88 million in
payments – including FEMA grants, National Flood
Insurance Program payments to policyholders and U.S. Small
Business Administration low-interest loans – has now flowed into
Missouri, helping fuel the recovery of Missouri families.
- SBA has approved more $15.2 million in low-interest
disaster loans to 230 homeowners, renters and businesses.
- The National
Flood Insurance Program has made payments totaling $61 million to more
than 1,130 Missouri policyholders. NFIP continues to process more than 100
additional claims. Read about the NFIP program in Missouri here.
- On July
31, the Missouri Department of
Mental Health applied to FEMA for a $1.8 million Crisis Counseling
Program (CCP)/Regular Services Program (RSP) grant. If received,
the grant would fund personal outreach, wellness checks and other
behavioral health services to flood survivors for up to nine months
through Missouri’s participating Community Mental Health Centers. Currently,
these services are being funded through a FEMA Immediate Services Program
grant.
- The Missouri Department of Transportation
reports Clarkson Construction Co. of Kansas City is replacing two bridges
destroyed by flooding in Ozark County. The contract was awarded last
month and the new bridges are expected to be complete by October.
- MoDOT’s
final major flood repair projects will be bid Aug. 18: Route M in
Jefferson County, work to stabilize two sections of ground along I-44 in
Franklin and St. Louis counties that experienced landslides, and Route HH
below the Clearwater Lake Dam. The contracts will be awarded after
approval from the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission.
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Aug.
12: Requests for Public Assistance from governments and
nonprofits, in the final seven
counties designated by FEMA for Public Assistance, must be
received by FEMA, after processing by SEMA.
- Aug.
14: Homeowners,
renters and businesses must apply with FEMA and the U.S. Small Business
Administration for federal disaster assistance or a low-interest disaster
loan.
- Aug.
17: Workers from Christian, Crawford, Dent, Greene, Iron,
Ste. Genevieve, Wayne and Wright counties must apply for
Disaster Unemployment Assistance.
- Feb. 2: Farmers
from counties included in the Presidential disaster declaration are eligible
for USDA FSA low-interest loans.
- March 2: Small
businesses and nonprofit organizations must apply for SBA Economic Injury
Disaster Loans, which are available regardless of whether the business
sustained property damage.
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Through Aug. 2, FEMA’s Public Assistance Section has received claims associated with more than 2,000 damage sites to public infrastructure, with a total cost estimate of over $52.8 million.
Visit Recovery.mo.gov for more flood
recovery resources. The site is updated daily.
United Way 211 is the go-to
source for 24/7 assistance with unmet flood recovery needs. Call 2-1-1 for
assistance or contact 211 online at http://211helps.org.
Call the FEMA Helpline
at 800-621-3362, or visit www.DisasterAssistance.gov. You have until Aug. 14 to register. The quicker you register, the
quicker you can get FEMA assistance.
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