Washington residents who sustained losses from the December storms and flooding have less than one week remaining to apply for federal assistance, a news release from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced.
The deadline is June 10.
Residents can apply for FEMA assistance in the following ways:
• Online at disasterassistance.gov
• Phone: 800-621-3362
• Download and use the FEMA app at https://tinyurl.com/yeyrxnc6
• Visit a Disaster Assistance Center
FEMA encourages those who have insurance to apply because FEMA may be able to provide financial assistance for disaster expenses that are not covered by insurance, the news release stated.
To date, FEMA has approved $8.76 million for 925 applicants in designated counties. FEMA assistance can help pay for temporary housing, displacement, home repair costs, personal property loss and other disaster-caused expenses. Individuals who applied with the state of Washington Individual Assistance program must also apply with FEMA to receive assistance from the federal government.
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is offering low-interest disaster loans to Washington businesses, private nonprofit organizations, homeowners and renters. To apply online, visit sba.gov/disaster. For more information, call 800-659-2955. Those who are deaf, hard of hearing or have a speech disability may dial 711 to access telecommunications relay services.
FEMA assistance is available to those who experienced disaster-related losses in the following areas: Chelan, Grays Harbor, King, Lewis, Pacific, Pierce, Skagit, Snohomish, Thurston and Whatcom counties — including the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation, Lummi Nation, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe, Nisqually Indian Tribe, Nooksack Indian Tribe, Puyallup Tribe, Quinault Indian Nation, Samish Indian Nation, Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe, Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe, Snoqualmie Indian Tribe, Squaxin Island Tribe, Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians, Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, Tulalip Tribes, and the Upper Skagit Indian Tribe.
