Hurricane Ida-impacted New Yorkers have more time to apply for FEMA help with storm damage
New Yorkers have a few more weeks to seek federal money for damages caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ida in September.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency extended the deadline to Jan. 4 to apply for individual assistance, allowing homeowners and renters more time to ask for help with uninsured or underinsured damage to their property after the storm battered parts of the state on Sept. 1.
Many Hudson Valley residents had their homes or properties damaged by flooding, toppled trees and other impacts from the storm.
FEMA's original deadline for applications was Dec. 6. Residents in Dutchess, Orange, Rockland and Westchester counties are among the New Yorkers who are eligible to apply.
Jan. 4 is also the deadline to apply for a disaster loan from the U.S. Small Business Administration.
People can apply for FEMA assistance at disasterassistance.gov, through the FEMA mobile app or via the FEMA helpline at 800-621-3362. Helpline operators are available from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily.
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More information is also available at fema.gov/disaster/4615.
The state also set up a hub at ny.gov/ida for New Yorkers who were impacted by Hurricane Ida. Information is available there on assistance programs and where to find services.
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This article originally appeared on Rockland/Westchester Journal News: FEMA extends deadline for New Yorkers seeking Hurricane Ida assistance
