Ear to Ear is back this week with the U.S. Small Business Administration and FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency! LeRoy Frazier and Matt Folmar from SBA and Tiana Suber from FEMA provide valuable information about disaster assistance. If you or someone you know was affected by July’s storms and flooding, you don’t want to miss this episode– or the December 13th deadline to apply for assistance! ***UPDATE: DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO DECEMBER 22nd!
Show Notes
Homeowners and renters have until December 16th to apply for federal assistance if they had damages from the July floods.
Apply online at DisasterAssistance.gov, by calling 800-621-3362, by using the FEMA mobile app, or by visiting a Disaster Recovery Center:
Clyde Jordan Senior Citizen Center
6755 State St., East St. Louis, IL 62203
Monday – Friday: 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Saturday: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Closed on Sundays
Caseyville Village Hall
909 South Main St., Caseyville IL 62232
Monday – Saturday: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Closed on Sundays
You’ll get a registration number when the application is complete. Keep this number handy.
When you apply, you will need to have a basic list of damages, a phone number where you can be contacted, a current address and the address where the damage occurred, a Social Security Number for one member of the household, banking information if you want money deposited directly into your account, and insurance information for the damaged home and car, if it is available.
TAXPAYERS who received an IRS approved extension on filing 2021 taxes now have until Feb. 15, 2023, to file. This applies to individuals and business owners who were impacted by July floods. More details here: https://bit.ly/3Vbb9y7
FREE LEGAL HELP is available to individuals impacted by the floods. Lawyers can answer questions and address concerns about FEMA benefits, home repair contracts, property insurance claims, landlord or tenant problems, disability-related access to assistance, and more. Call 877-342-7891.
