Press Releases
01/14/2022
Announcement: Two Weeks Left to Register for Disaster Assistance with FEMA
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reminds homeowners, renters and businesses who had property damage or losses caused by remnants of Hurricane Ida, have two weeks to apply for federal disaster assistance. The deadline to apply for assistance from FEMA and for low-interest disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is Friday, Jan. 28, 2022.
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.
If you live in Fairfield, New Haven or New London counties, and had storm damage, you can register for disaster assistance, update your contact information, ask questions about a letter from FEMA, get information about FEMA home inspections, or learn how to appeal a FEMA decision the following ways:
- Going online at DisasterAssistance.gov;
- Downloading the FEMA app; or
- Calling 800-621-3362 (TTY: 800-462-7585). The toll-free telephone lines are currently operating 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. ET daily. If you use a relay service, such as video relay service (VRS), captioned telephone service or others, give FEMA the number for that service. Multilingual operators are available.
See the attached press releases below including in Spanish, to learn more about the DRCs across the state.
NR-DR-4629-CT 027 Connecticut Ida Two Weeks Left to Register for Disaster Assistance with FEMA
NR-DR-4629-CT SP 027 Connecticut Ida Two Weeks Left to Register for Disaster Assistance with FEMA
Contact: Ian Alexander
Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection
Division of Emergency Management & Homeland Security