The FEMA Private Sector electronic newsletter, E-News Update #8 is pasted below and attached. It covers the most current information from FEMA regarding the ongoing disaster recovery efforts for all who have been affected by Tropical Storm Irene in Vermont. FEMA encourages interested parties to forward this free publication to any others you feel may be interested in our outreach initiative or who may need the disaster related information. This week’s E-Newsletter features:
· Reiteration of the Registration Deadline for Disaster Assistance (NOVEMBER 15th)
· Recovery Update As Of: Close of Business November 2, 2011
· FEMA Disaster Assistance Information for Vermonters with Insurance
· Updated Disaster Assistance Program Overview, Including the FEMA Disaster Fraud Hotline
· Business Recovery and Small Business Development Center Locations
With fewer than one in five eligible Vermonters returning their U.S. Small Business Administration disaster loan applications, FEMA and SBA have teamed with Vermont NeighborWorks Organizations to offer more help with the paperwork. The deadline to return the applications is November 15.
To date, SBA has mailed out 4,174 applications to Vermont homeowners and renters who have already received grants from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to help them recover from Tropical Storm Irene. Only 782 have been returned, a rate of just under 19 percent.
‘If you don’t complete the loan application, then FEMA can’t even consider you for several types of grants’money that is not a loan and does not have to be repaid,’ said FEMA Federal Coordinating Officer James N. Russo. ‘You are never required to take a loan. If you want to do the best you can to ensure you receive all available assistance from FEMA, you must return that SBA application. That’s why we’re now offering help at 11 locations around Vermont.’
Anyone whom SBA determines to be qualified will be offered a low-interest, disaster recovery loan. Payments can be as low as $50 a month. A loan may be a sensible option for bringing an individual or family back to its pre-disaster situation, since FEMA grants do not usually cover the full cost. But no one is ever required to accept a loan.
To talk with an SBA specialist by phone, call 800-659-2955 or 800-877-8339 for people with speech or hearing disabilities. Applications can be downloaded from www.sba.gov or completed online athttps://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela/.
If you would like to complete an application online and do not have access to a computer, please remember that your public library has a computer you can use.
WHERE TO GET IN-PERSON HELP COMPLETING
YOUR SBA LOAN APPLICATION
VERMONT NEIGHBORWORKS HOME OWNERSHIP CENTERS
Champlain Housing Trust
88 King Street
Burlington, VT 05401
Tel.: 802-862-6244
Mon.-Fri., 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
Champlain Housing Trust
Franklin/Grand Isle
13 Lake Street
St. Albans, VT 05478
Tel.: 802-527-2361
Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Gilman Housing Trust
48 Elm Street
Lyndonville, VT 05851
Tel.: 802-535-3555
Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Windham and Windsor Housing Trust
68 Birge Street
Brattleboro, VT 05301
Tel.: 802-254-4604
Mon.-Thurs., 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Fri., 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Windham and Windsor Housing Trust’Satellite Office
90 Main Street
Springfield, VT 050156
Tel.: 802-885-3220
Mon.-Thurs., 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Fri., 8:30-3:30
Central Vermont Community Land Trust
107 North Main Street
Barre, VT 05641
Tel.: 802-476-4493
Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
NeighborWorks of Western Vermont
110 Marble St.
West Rutland, VT 05777
Tel. 802-438-2303
Mon.-Thurs., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Fri., 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Rutland County Housing Coalition
46 Evelyn St., #201
Rutland, VT 05701
802-775-9286
Mon.-Thurs., 8:30-4:30 a.m., Fri., 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
SBA DISASTER LOAN OUTREACH CENTERS
Brattleboro Development Credit
72 Cotton Mill Hill-2nd Floor
Brattleboro, VT 05301
Mon. ‘ Sat., 8 a.m. ‘ 5 p.m.
Town of Hartford Building
171 Bridge Street
White River Junction, VT 05001
Mon. ‘ Fri., 8 a.m. ‘ 5 p.m.
Springfield Development Corp.
14 Clinton Street
Springfield, VT 15156
Mon. ‘ Sat., 8 a.m. ‘ 5 p.m.
FEMA’s mission is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards.
Disaster recovery assistance is available without regard to race, color, religion, nationality, sex, age, disability, English proficiency or economic status. If you or someone you know has been discriminated against, call FEMA toll-free at 800-621-FEMA (3362). For TTY call
800-462-7585; or call 800-621-3362 if using 711 or Video Relay Service (VRS).
FEMA’s temporary housing assistance and grants for public transportation expenses, medical and dental expenses, and funeral and burial expenses do not require individuals to apply for an SBA loan. However, applicants who receive SBA loan applications must submit them to SBA either through the U.S. Mail, online at https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela/., or to their local Disaster Recovery Center to be eligible for assistance that covers personal property, vehicle repair or replacement, and moving and storage expenses.
SBA disaster loan information and application forms may be obtained by calling the SBA’s Customer Service Center at 800-659-2955 (800-877-8339 for people with speech or hearing disabilities) Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET; Saturday and Sunday from
9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. ET or by sending an e-mail to [email protected]. Applications can also be downloaded from www.sba.gov or completed on-line at https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela/.
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