AUSTIN, Texas – Federal dollars are flowing into Texas communities recovering from the May 4 through June 22 storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes and floods.
To date, more than $306 million in federal grants, U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) low-interest disaster loans, and National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) claims have been approved.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), partners in the state’s recovery, provide the following summary of disaster assistance efforts as of close of business July 29:
NUMBER ACTIVITY
$202.7 million NFIP claims paid to Texans
$57.7 million SBA low-interest disaster loans
$45.8 million Housing, Other Needs grants
1,034 FEMA Registrations
24,534 Home inspections completed
48,223 Survivor visits by Disaster Survivor Assistance teams
11,266 Twitter followers on FEMA Region 6 site
7,787 Visits to Disaster Recovery Centers (fixed and mobile)
5,000 Volunteers contributed 52,000 hours to disaster recovery activities
4,650 National Flood Insurance Program claims closed to dat
3,941 Calls to date by Texans to the National Flood Insurance Center hotline
795 Number of federal workers in Texas assisting with disaster recovery
264 Billboard and outdoor electronic signs displaying FEMA information
91 Total number of counties designated for Public Assistance
47 Total number of counties designated for Individual Assistance
24 Mobile Registration Intake and Mobile Disaster Recovery centers opened during disaster
18 Disaster Recovery Centers (fixed) opened during disaster
The deadline to register with FEMA is Aug. 27. To register for assistance, Texans can apply online at www.disasterassistance.gov or by calling 800-621-3362 or (TTY) 800-462-7585 for the speech and hearing-impaired. Both numbers are available from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. local time daily, until further notice. More information is available online at www.fema.gov or at www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem.
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Disaster recovery assistance is available without regard to race, color, religion, nationality, sex, age, disability, English proficiency or economic status. If you or someone you know has been discriminated against, call FEMA toll-free at 800-621-FEMA (3362). For TTY, call 800-462-7585.
FEMA’s mission is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards. Follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/femaregion6.
The SBA is the federal government’s primary source of money for the long-term rebuilding of disaster-damaged private property. SBA helps businesses of all sizes, private non-profit organizations, homeowners and renters fund repairs or rebuilding efforts and cover the cost of replacing lost or disaster-damaged personal property. These disaster loans cover losses not fully compensated by insurance or other recoveries and do not duplicate benefits of other agencies or organizations. For more information, applicants may contact SBA’s Disaster Assistance Customer Service Center by calling 800-659-2955, emailing disastercustomerservice@sba.gov, or visiting SBA’s website at www.sba.gov/disaster. Deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals may call 800-877-8339.
FEMA’s temporary housing assistance and grants for childcare, medical, dental expenses and/or funeral expenses do not require individuals to apply for an SBA loan. However, those who receive SBA loan applications must submit them to SBA to be eligible for assistance that covers personal property, transportation, vehicle repair or replacement, and moving and storage expenses.
Visit www.fema.gov/texas-disaster-mitigation for publications and reference material on rebuilding and repairing safer and stronger.
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By the Numbers: More than $306 Million Flows to Texas Two Months After Flooding Disaster
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