Iowa residents and business owners who suffered damages from the tornados and flooding in disaster-declared counties now have until October 31 to register for federal and state disaster assistance.

Disaster assistance can include: funding for temporary disaster housing assistance; U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) low-interest disaster loans for individuals and business owners to repair or replace real or personal property; replacement grants to help meet serious disaster-related needs and expenses not covered by insurance or other assistance programs; and, disaster unemployment assistance.

There are two easy ways to begin the registration process.

1. You may call to FEMA’s tollfree number, 1-800-621-FEMA (3362), TTY 1-800-462-7585. Both numbers are available from 7 am to 11 pm (CDT), seven days a week until further notice, and multilingual operators are also available to answer your call.
2. Residents with Internet access have the option to register on the agency’s website at http://www.fema.gov/assistance/index.shtm where valuable recovery information is also available.

Source: Rebuild Iowa Office Newsletter, Iowa Recovery Times

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