One Month Left To Apply for Disaster Aid
Release Date: December 15, 2005
Release Number: 1605-129
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Alabama residents and business owners who suffered losses from Hurricane Katrina have just one month left to register for disaster assistance. January 11, 2006 is the last day to register through the Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). It is also the deadline for returning the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Application.
Those who were affected by Katrina may qualify for help under a wide-range of federal and state programs. These include temporary disaster housing assistance; SBA low-interest disaster loans for homeowners, renters and businesses; and assistance for disaster-related needs not covered by insurance.
Individuals may be eligible for assistance if they lived or worked in any of the eleven counties designated under the federal disaster declaration. The counties are Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Greene, Hale, Marengo, Mobile, Pickens, Sumter, Tuscaloosa and Washington. Evacuees from other states may also register for assistance and should do so by the January 11 deadline.
The toll-free registration line is 800-621-FEMA (3362). For the hearing- or speech-impaired the (TTY) registration number is 800-462-7585. Both lines are open twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. Individuals may also register online at www.fema.gov.
To check the status of an application already filed, call the toll-free number. Have your file number handy when you call.
To date, close to 112,000 individuals have registered for assistance in Alabama, resulting in more than $114.6 million in Individual Assistance and close to $42 million in SBA loans.
Last Modified: Thursday, 15-Dec-2005 15:12:39