Renters Can Apply for FEMA Assistance

Renters Can Apply for FEMA Assistance

FRANKFORT, Ky. – FEMA Individual Assistance is available to Kentucky renters, including students and homeowners in Breathitt, Clay, Estill, Floyd, Harlan, Johnson, Knott, Lee, Letcher, Martin, Owsley, Perry, Pike and Simpson counties with losses from the February flooding and severe storms.

Federal grants can help pay for temporary housing. The initial rental grant is for a one-month or two-month period and can be reviewed for further assistance. Renters may also qualify for a grant for uninsured essential personal property losses and other disaster-related expenses. These may include: 

• Replacement or repair of necessary personal property, such as clothing, textbooks, or school supplies as well as furniture or appliances renters purchased. FEMA will not cover furniture or appliances provided by the landlord.
• Replacement or repair of tools and other job-related equipment required by the self-employed.
• Replacement or repair of primary vehicles.

• Disaster-related uninsured or out-of-pocket medical, dental, childcare, moving and storage expenses. 

  How To Apply

• Visit a FEMA Disaster Recovery Center. To find your nearest Disaster Recovery Center, visit fema.gov/drc or text “DRC” and a Zip Code to 43362.
• Call FEMA at 800-621-3362. Multilingual operators are available. If you use a relay service, such as Video Relay Service (VRS), captioned telephone service or others, give FEMA your number for that service.
• Apply at disasterassistance.gov.
• Download and use the FEMA App for mobile devices.

The deadline to apply for assistance is April 25.  

For an accessible video on how to apply for FEMA assistance, go to youtube.com/watch?v=WZGpWI2RCNw.

For more information about Kentucky flooding recovery, visit www.fema.gov/disaster/4860. Follow the FEMA Region 4 X account at x.com/femaregion4.

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Fri, 03/14/2025 – 15:32