Federal Disaster Assistance And Loans Top $1 Million In Iowa
Release Date: June 7, 2007
Release Number: 1705-007
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URBANDALE, Iowa -- Families and individuals who suffered damage from severe storms, flooding, and tornadoes May 5-7 have been approved to receive more than $1.1 million in disaster assistance, including grants from the U. S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
Eleven counties were approved to receive federal assistance to individuals and households. Those counties are: Cass, Fremont, Harrison, Ida, Mills, Montgomery, Page, Pottawattamie, Shelby, Taylor, and Union.
Eighteen counties were approved to receive public assistance. Public assistance is aid to State and local governments and certain private non-profit organizations for emergency work and the repair or replacement of disaster-damaged facilities. The Iowa counties eligible to receive public assistance for the May 5-7 disaster are: Audubon, Cass, Clark, Crawford, Decatur, Fremont, Harrison, Ida, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page, Pottawattamie, Ringgold, Sac, Shelby, Taylor, and Union. Recovery Services Summary as of close of business June 06, 2007:
- 814 individuals have registered for Individual Assistance.
- 58 loans loan applications have been received by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) for homeowners, renters, and businesses affected by severe storms, flooding, and tornadoes. Thirteen applications were from business owners and 45 from renters or homeowners.
- 516 home inspections have been completed. The average inspection turnaround time is 1 day, 15 hours and 39 minutes.
- 285 individuals have visited the two Disaster Recovery Centers (DRCs) and the two Mobile DRCs. Homeowners, renters and business owners who sustained damage from the severe storms, flooding, and tornadoes may update their information by calling the FEMA tele-registration number, 1-800-621-FEMA (3362), TTY 800-462-7585 for the speech-or hearing-impaired, or online at www.fema.gov.
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.
Last Modified: Monday, 02-Jul-2007 09:47:52