Henry County residents can apply for FEMA grants until November 19

Residents in seven counties in Illinois have until November 19 to apply for relief grants from severe storms between July 13 – 16.

The grant funding tops $50.6 million, which can help pay for uninsured and underinsured losses and storm-related damage. The funding includes:

• More than $24 million in housing grants to help pay for home repair, home replacement and rental assistance for temporary housing.

• More than $26.5 million in Other Needs Assistance grants to help pay for personal property replacement and other serious storm-related needs like moving and storage fees, transportation, childcare, and medical and dental expenses. More than $1.6 million in long-term, low-interest disaster loans has been approved by the U.S. Small Business Administration for homeowners and renters to repair, rebuild or replace disaster-damaged physical property and to cover economic injury for businesses of all sizes and nonprofit organizations.

Homeowners and renters who had storm damage to their home or personal property the storms on July 13 – 16 in Cook, Fulton, Henry, St. Clair, Washington, Will and Winnebago Counties have until November 19 to apply for disaster assistance from FEMA and U.S. Small Business Administration.

There are several ways to apply for FEMA assistance:

• Click here to apply online.
• Use the FEMA mobile app.
• In-person at a Disaster Recovery Center. Click here to find a center.

Learn more at FEMA’s website or call the FEMA helpline at 800-621-3362. Multilingual operators are available. Click here for information on small business assistance.

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