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Currituck Now Eligible for FEMA Disaster Assistance

Currituck County has been designated for disaster assistance to households and businesses as part of North Carolina’s federal disaster declaration. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) informed county officials today, September 2, 2011, following a two-day assessment of local damage from Hurricane Irene.

The following information is provided by FEMA:

Individual Assistance for homeowners and renters can include grants to help pay for temporary housing, home repairs and other serious disaster-related expenses not met by insurance or other assistance programs. Also, low-interest loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration are available to cover residential and business losses not fully compensated by insurance.

Affected survivors and business owners in designated counties may apply for assistance by calling FEMA’s toll-free registration number, 800-621-FEMA (3362) or TTY at 800-462-7585. Those who use 711 or Video Relay Service (VRS) can call 800-621-3362. The toll-free telephone numbers operate from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. seven days a week until further notice. Multilingual operators are available to assist with the application process.

An application may also be completed online by going to www.disasterassistance.gov.
Survivors can also apply for federal assistance directly through their web enabled mobile phone devices or smartphones. Visit m.fema.gov and follow the link to www.disasterassistance.gov to apply for federal assistance. Or, download FEMA’s App for android phones at market.android.com/details?id=gov.fema.mobile.android.

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