FEMA Application Deadline Extended
The deadline for Hurricane Sandy survivors in 13 designated New
York counties to register for Federal Emergency Management Agency disaster
assistance has been extended to January 28, 2013.
The extension agreed upon by the state and FEMA is for survivors living in
disaster-designated individual assistance counties: Bronx, Kings, Nassau,
New York, Orange, Putnam, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk, Sullivan,
Ulster, Westchester.
Federal disaster assistance for individuals and families can include money
for rental assistance, essential home repairs, personal property losses and
other serious disaster-related needs not covered by insurance.
Individuals can register online atwww.disasterassistance.gov or via
smartphone or tablet at m.fema.gov.
Applicants may also call or (TTY) . Applicants who
use 7-1-1 Relay or Video Relay Services (VRS) may call . The
toll-free telephone numbers operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week until
further notice.
For more information on New York’s disaster recovery, visit
www.fema.gov/disaster/4085, http://twitter.com/FEMASandy,
www.facebook.com/FEMASandy and www.fema.gov/blog.
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