New Jersey homeowners, renters and businesses who had property damage or loss caused by remnants of Hurricane Ida from September 1-3, 2021, have until Wednesday 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 January 5, 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 Bergen, Essex, Gloucester, Hudson, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Passaic, Somerset, Union or Warren counties, 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 by:
- 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 from 7 a.m. to 1 a.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.
The primary source of federal funding for long-term disaster recovery not covered by insurance is the Small Business Administration.
SBA offers disaster assistance in the form of low-interest loans to businesses, nonprofit organizations, homeowners, and renters. SBA also provides eligible small businesses and nonprofit organizations with working capital to help overcome an economic injury.
Homeowners, renters and businesses that were affected by Hurricane Ida may apply for disaster loans using SBA’s secure website at disasterloanassistance.sba.gov/ela/s/, and should apply under SBA declaration #17143.
For more information, applicants may also call SBA’s Customer Service Center at 800-659-2955 (800-877-8339 for the deaf and hard-of-hearing) or email DisasterCustomerService@sba.gov.