Over $1 billion in federal funding put towards Hurricane Ian recovery - WFTV Orlando

ORLANDO, Fla. — FEMA is continuing to assistance survivors jumpstart their betterment successful the aftermath of Hurricane Ian.

In 2 weeks, FEMA has approved much than $327 cardinal successful national catastrophe assistance for implicit 182,500 individuals and families.

The U.S. Small Business Administration has approved $31 cardinal successful low-interest catastrophe loans to homeowners, renters and concern owners.

As of Oct. 11, FEMA’s National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) has received much than 35,000 flood security claims and paid much than $48 cardinal to policyholders, including $35 cardinal successful beforehand payments.

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FEMA is besides inactive paying edifice and motel costs for those affected, which allows them to wage to participating hotels and motels successful Alabama, Florida and Georgia that supply exigency shelter.

Hundreds of inspectors person performed implicit 49,000 location inspections to those who registered for national catastrophe assistance.

FEMA is continuing to marque assistance disposable to aggregate counties successful Central Florida.

Watch: Despite grounds flooding, caller neighborhoods whitethorn not beryllium added to flood portion pursuing Ian

Those successful Brevard, Flagler, Lake, Orange, Osceola, Polk, Seminole, and Volusia counties are eligible to use for idiosyncratic assistance.

Disaster Survivor Assistance specialists are inactive going door-to-door successful Central Florida neighborhoods to assistance individuals registry for assistance.

Residents tin sojourn 1 of the 11 Disaster Recovery Centers operating crossed the state.

Read: Governor Ron DeSantis Announces Funding for Ian-Impacted Homeowners Insurance Deductibles

You tin support up to day arsenic betterment centers are continuously added, connected the Florida Disaster website.

Those who are inactive successful request of assistance tin besides use for Florida’s D-SNAP program, Disaster Unemployment Assistance, Operation Blue Roof oregon for FEMA’s Critical Needs Assistance, which is simply a one-time outgo of $700 per household.

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