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Special to The News-Star View Comments Survivors of hurricanes Laura, Delta and Zeta and the winter storms could be eligible for rental assistance for temporary housing through FEMA’s Individuals and Households Program. FEMA pays rent, including a security deposit, at a place other than your damaged home. Your rental can be a house, apartment or hotel that can keep you near your job, home, school and place of worship. The assistance includes essential utilities such as electricity and water but not cable or internet. The approved rental amount will be based on fair market rates for your are...

Wolf Administration Discusses Need for Flexible Disaster Emergency Declarations 04/22/2021 ​ Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) today discussed the need for flexible disaster emergency declarations ahead of next month’s primary election when Pennsylvanians will choose whether the commonwealth should continue with its existing disaster declaration process or create a new one. “These two amendments, if passed, have the potential to drastically impact the ability to effectively respond to and recover from disasters and other emergencies in the future,�...

FEMA can help cover funeral costs for people who lost loved ones to COVID-19 Madalyn Amato © Provided by The LA Times Wanda DeSelle died of COVID-19 at age 76 in April 2020. Her family had to stay in their cars when she was buried in Madera, Calif., where funeral home workers are seen moving her casket to the gravesite. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times) If your loved one has died during the COVID-19 pandemic, you may be eligible to have up to $9,000 of funeral costs, and more for multiple funerals, covered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Matthew Redding, deput...

Wells, furnaces and septic systems damaged by Feb. winter storm may be covered by FEMA By KCBD Staff | April 19, 2021 at 3:24 PM CDT - Updated April 19 at 3:57 PM LUBBOCK, Texas (NEWS RELEASE) - Texas residents whose furnaces, septic systems or wells were damaged by February’s severe winter storms may be eligible for financial assistance under FEMA’s Individuals and Households Program. If denied assistance, applicants may appeal. What type of assistance is available? For private wells, furnaces, and septic systems, FEMA may provide assistance or reimbursement for the cost of a...

The COVID-19 pandemic has taken too many lives, said Arizona Congressman Ruben Gallego (D-Dist. 7) in a recent letter. To help ease the burden for grieving families, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is providing financial assistance of up to $9,000 per funeral for COVID-19-related funeral expenses incurred after Jan. 20, 2020. FEMA began accepting applications on Monday, April 12. To apply, call FEMA’s COVID-19 Funeral Assistance Line at 844-684-6333 (TTY: 800-462-7585). The line will be open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday, Arizona time. “As Arizona famil...