Eleven Counties Eligible for Individual Disaster Assistance and Ten Eligible for Public Assistance (Infrastructure)
Release Date: March 28, 2008
Release Number: 1751-001
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Arkansas Department of Emergency Management (ADEM), the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced this afternoon that Individual Assistance, Hazard Mitigation and Public Assistance programs under FEMA are now available for counties in Arkansas due to the flooding beginning March 18 and continuing. Eleven counties are now eligible for federal disaster assistance to help individuals and ten counties are eligible for Public Assistance which helps communities rebuild after a disaster.
The counties of Baxter, Benton, Independence, Jackson, Lawrence, Logan, Madison, Marion, Randolph, Stone, and Woodruff are eligible for Individual Assistance (IA) to help individuals cope with damage from flooding.
The counties of Baxter, Boone, Carroll, Fulton, Izard, Johnson, Madison, Scott, Searcy, and Yell have been declared eligible for FEMA's Public Assistance (PA) program. This program reimburses local and state agencies and certain nonprofit agencies for the expenses and damages that occurred during the response and recovery phase of the disaster.
FEMA officials said the assistance was approved based on a review of damage data gathered by federal, state and local disaster recovery officials.
The FEMA Individual Assistance program can help eligible applicants with temporary housing assistance, uninsured personal property and medical, dental, and funeral expenses caused by the disaster, and other serious unmet needs.
Low-interest disaster loans from SBA are available to homeowners, renters and businesses of all sizes. Call the SBA at 1-800-659-2955 or visit the Web site at www.sba.gov/services/disasterassistance.
Affected residents and business owners in the added counties may apply for assistance immediately by calling the registration number at 1-800-621-FEMA (3362) from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. Those with a speech-and hearing impairment may call a special TTY number at 1-800-462-7585. Online registration is available at www.fema.gov.
Applicants are advised to have the following information available to help speed up the application process:
- Current phone number.
- Address at the time of the disaster and the address where they are now staying.
- Social Security number, if available.
- A general list of damages and losses they suffered.
- If insured, the insurance policy number, or the agent's and company name.
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, 31-Mar-2008 08:58:59