Northwest Iowa — The deadline by which people need to apply for assistance through the Federal Emergency Management Agency for damage from flooding and severe weather from June 16th through July 23rd of this year is quickly approaching. It’s October 22nd.
Those who sustained flood-related damage or storm-caused expenses or are self-employed and live in Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Emmet, Humboldt, Lyon, Monona, O’Brien, Osceola, Palo Alto, Plymouth, Pottawattamie, Scott, Sioux, and Woodbury counties are eligible to apply. Grants help cover temporary housing, home repairs, and other disaster-related needs. U.S. Small Business Administration provides loans to help cover home repairs and other disaster-related needs along with business impacts.
More information can be found at DisasterAssistance.gov; by calling FEMA at 800-621-FEMA (3362), or by downloading the FEMA app.
(Courtesy fellow Community First Broadcasting station KUOO in Spirit Lake)
