Sixty-five Iowa Counties Now Eligible for Federal Assistance
Release Date: June 20, 2008
Release Number: 1763-032
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DES MOINES, Iowa -- Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division (HSEMD) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have announced that six additional counties are now eligible for federal Individual Assistance programs and 14 additional counties are now eligible for federal Public Assistance to repair infrastructure. Joint federal and state disaster assessments are on-going throughout the state.
Hancock, Kossuth, Lee, Madison, Marshall and Wapello counties have been added to the May 27 federal major disaster declaration providing Individual Assistance to homeowners, renters and business owners affected by the severe storms, tornadoes and flooding beginning on May 25 and continuing. Federal Individual Assistance has now been approved for 42 Iowa counties.
Residents who were affected in these seven counties are now eligible to register with FEMA by calling 1-800-621-FEMA (3362), TTY 1-800-462-7585 for those with hearing or speech impairment or online at www.fema.gov. The toll-free numbers are now operating 24 hours, seven days a week.
In addition, state and local governments and certain non-profit organizations in Benton, Bremer, Cass, Cedar, Clinton, Decatur, Fremont, Greene, Guthrie, Hamilton, Mahaska, Montgomery, Poweshiek and Wapello counties are now eligible to apply for federal Public Assistance funds to pay
75 percent of the approved cost of debris removal, emergency services related to the disaster and repairing or replacing damaged public facilities, such as roads, buildings and utilities. A series of applicant briefings to explain the application process will be held for state and local officials.
Counties now approved for federal Individual Assistance programs are: Adams, Allamakee, Benton, Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Butler, Cedar, Cerro Gordo, Chickasaw, Clayton, Crawford, Delaware, Des Moines, Fayette, Floyd, Fremont, Hancock, Hardin, Harrison, Jasper, Johnson, Jones, Kossuth, Lee, Linn, Louisa, Madison, Mahaska, Marion, Marshall, Mills, Monona, Muscatine, Page, Polk, Story, Tama, Union, Wapello, Warren and Winneshiek.
The 55 counties currently approved for federal Public Assistance for emergency work and the repair of disaster damaged facilities are: Adair, Adams, Allamakee, Benton, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Buchanan, Butler, Cass, Cedar, Cerro Gordo, Chickasaw, Clayton, Clinton, Crawford, Dallas, Decatur, Delaware, Dubuque, Fayette, Floyd, Franklin, Fremont, Greene, Grundy, Guthrie, Hamilton, Hancock, Howard, Humboldt, Iowa, Johnson, Jones, Kossuth, Linn, Madison, Mahaska, Marion, Marshall, Mitchell, Montgomery, Page, Poweshiek, Ringgold, Story, Tama, Taylor, Union, Wapello, Warren, Webster, Winneshiek, Worth and Wright. Joint federal and state disaster assessments throughout the state are on-going.
FEMA coordinates the federal governments 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.
SBA is the federal governments primary source of money for the long-term rebuilding of disaster-damaged private property. SBA helps homeowners, renters, businesses of all sizes, and private non-profit 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 800-659-2955 (TTY 800-877-8339).
Disaster recovery assistance is available without regard to race, color, sex, religion, nationality, age, disability, English proficiency, economic status, or retaliation. If you or someone you known has been discriminated against, call FEMA toll-free at 800-621-FEMA (3362). For TTY Call 800-462-7585.
Last Modified: Tuesday, 24-Jun-2008 09:59:36