Survivors can still contact FEMA to ask questions or to get referrals for help with any
unmet needs by calling 800-621-3362 or by visiting DisasterAssistance.gov.
News
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – In the five months since severe storms brought heavy rain and flooding to Missouri communities, about $97 million in federal assistance has been provided to flood survivors and businesses.Disaster aid has been approved in the form of disaster grants for individuals and families, flood insurance payments and low-interest loans for renters, homeowners and businesses:
SHERRILL TOWNSHIP, Mo. – “The way we put them together, they work,” said Steve Booker, an operator for the Sherrill Township Road Department in Licking, Mo.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Sometimes it pays to buy flood insurance—whether you are required to carry a policy or not.After the December and January floods, the National Flood Insurance Program paid out about 20 percent of its claims to residents who live in a lower risk flood zone. These zones, marked as B, C and X on a flood map, represent about 300 of more than 1,400 claims made in Missouri.
Geographic Information
![Map of declared counties for [Missouri Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding (DR-4250)]](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161110084105im_/https://www.fema.gov/sites/default/files/styles/large/gis/dec_4250.jpg)
Financial Assistance
Individual Assistance - Dollars Approved
Individual Assistance DefinitionsIndividuals & Household Program (IHP): Provides money and services to people in Presidentially declared disaster areas.
Housing Assistance (HA): Provides assistance for disaster-related housing needs.
Other Needs Assistance (ONA): Provides assistance for other disaster-related needs, such as furnishings, transportation, and medical.
| Total Individual Assistance (IA) - Applications Approved: | Total Individual & Households Program - Dollars Approved* | Total Housing Assistance - Dollars Approved* | Total Other Needs Assistance - Dollars Approved* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Amount | 2,459 | $13,088,318.57 | $10,681,980.97 | $2,406,337.60 |
Public Assistance - Dollars Approved
Public Assistance DefinitionsPublic Assistance (PA): Disaster grant assistance available for communities to quickly respond to and recover from major disasters or emergencies declared by the President
Emergency Work (Categories A-B): Work that must be performed to reduce or eliminate an immediate threat to life, protect public health and safety, and to protect improved property that is significantly threatened due to disasters or emergencies declared by the President
Permanent Work (Categories C-G): Work that is required to restore a damaged facility, through repair or restoration, to its pre-disaster design, function, and capacity in accordance with applicable codes and standards
*Dollars Approved: Assistance dollars approved but not necessarily disbursed.
*Dollars Obligated: Funds made available to the State via electronic transfer following FEMA's final review and approval of Public Assistance projects.
| Total Public Assistance Grants - Dollars Obligated* | Emergency Work (Categories A-B) - Dollars Obligated* | Permanent Work (Categories C-G) - Dollars Obligated* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Amount | $33,551,153.30 | $11,083,721.25 | $22,234,758.05 |
Related Links
- Missouri Office of the Governor
- Missouri Office of Homeland Security
- Missouri Flooding Disaster Assistance and Debris Removal
FEMA helpline available for Missouri flood survivors
The deadline for Missourians to register for disaster assistance may have passed, but help is still available from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Survivors can still contact FEMA to get answers to questions or to get referrals for help with any unmet need.
The FEMA helpline is available seven days a week as a resource for Missourians who sustained losses from the late December and January floods. To talk to a knowledgeable FEMA recovery specialist, call 1-800-621-3362 or TTY 1-800-462-7585. Those who use 711-Relay or Video Relay Services can call 1-800-621-3362. Assistance is available by phone from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Survivors can use the helpline to:
Ask questions about FEMA decision letters.
Learn how to appeal FEMA decision letters. Any applicant may appeal.
Inquire about the status of a registration.
Provide change of address, telephone and bank account numbers and insurance information to avoid delays in processing disaster assistance.
Receive information about FEMA home inspections.
Receive answers to questions about federal disaster assistance.
Applicants should have their nine-digit FEMA registration number if they have questions about their application.
If they prefer, survivors can also go online to www.DisasterAssistance.gov and click “Check Your Status” to get an update on their application for state and federal assistance.