10/07/2024
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF FEMA ASSISTANCE SPECIFICALLY FOR TEXANS IN 22 COUNTIES, INCLUDING MONTGOMERY
Did you know FEMA offers a ton of help during disasters?! Check this out:
Home Repair
Accessibility Needs
Privately-owned Roads, Bridges, Docks
Transitional Sheltering Assistance (TSA)
Serious Needs
Displacement
Personal Property
Medical and Dental
Funeral
Child Care
Miscellaneous items (including a generator!)
Transportation
Moving and Storage
Transitional Sheltering: FEMA pays the cost of room, taxes and non-refundable pet fees directly to participating hotels and motels. Pet fees will only be paid up to the approved limit of assistance for individual rooms. TSA may be available if you cannot return to your disaster-damaged home and your housing needs cannot be met by insurance, shelters or rental assistance provided by FEMA or another agency.
Serious Needs: Money to help you pay for lifesaving and life-sustaining items, including water, food, first aid, prescriptions, infant formula, breastfeeding supplies, diapers, consumable medical supplies, durable medical equipment, personal hygiene items and fuel for transportation.
Displacement: Money to help with immediate housing needs if you cannot return to your home because of the disaster. The money can be used to stay in a hotel, with family and friends or for other options while you look for temporary housing.
Personal Property: Money to help you repair or replace appliances, room furnishings, a personal or family computer damaged by the disaster, books, uniforms, tools, additional computers and other items required for school or work, including self-employment.
Medical/Dental: Money to help you pay for medical expenses because the disaster caused an injury or illness. This money can also be used to help replace medical/dental equipment, breastfeeding equipment, or prescribed medicine damaged or lost because of the disaster.
Money to help you pay for increased or new child care expenses caused by the disaster.
Miscellaneous Items: Money to help you pay for specific items, (such as a generator, dehumidifier, chainsaw, etc.) that you purchased or rented after the disaster to assist with recovery. The miscellaneous items may be used for gaining access to your property or for cleaning efforts caused by the disaster.
Transportation: Money to help you repair or replace a vehicle damaged by the disaster when you don’t have another vehicle you can use.
Moving and Storage Expenses: Money to help you move and store personal property from your home to prevent additional damage, usually while you are making repairs to your home or moving to a new place due to the disaster.
Link to mobile app:
https://www.fema.gov/about/news-multimedia/mobile-products
Website:
https://www.fema.gov/fact-sheet/fema-assistance-texans #:~:text=Texans%20living%20in%20Bell%2C%20Calhoun,%2C%20by%20calling%20800%2D621%2D
FEMA disaster assistance may provide funds for basic home repairs, rental of temporary housing and other uninsured expenses resulting from the storms and flooding that began April 26 in Texas. FEMA assistance is not a replacement for insurance.
