| Deadline to Apply for Federal Disaster Assistance is Approaching
If your home or business was impacted by the historic rainfall and flooding that occurred in August, the deadline to apply for federal assistance is fast approaching. There are two weeks left to apply for federal disaster assistance to support recovery for uninsured or underinsured property damage.
There are several ways to apply for FEMA assistance:
- In-person at the Disaster Recovery Center located at Southbury Town Hall (501 Main Street, Southbury). It is open Mondays to Fridays from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Saturdays from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and is closed on Sundays.
- Online at DisasterAssistance.gov or through the FEMA mobile app.
- Via telephone through the FEMA Helpline at 1-800-621-3362. (If you use video relay service, captioned telephone service, or others, give FEMA your number for that service. Helpline operators are available from 7:00 a.m. to midnight daily. Press 2 for Spanish. Press 3 for an interpreter who speaks your language.)
There are several ways to apply for SBA assistance:
- In-person at the Business Recovery Center located at Oxford Town Hall (486 Oxford Road, Oxford). It is open Mondays to Fridays from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., and is closed on Sundays.
- Online at SBA.gov/disaster.
- Via telephone through the SBA Customer Service Center at 1-800-659-2955. Individuals who are deaf or hard-of-hearing may call 1-800-877-8339.
The deadline to apply for assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is Tuesday, November 19, 2024.
Although the deadline for most FEMA and SBA assistance programs is approaching in two weeks, the SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan program will remain open for businesses until June 20, 2025. This program provides working capital loans to help small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture, and most private, nonprofit organizations of all sizes meet their ordinary and necessary financial obligations that cannot be met as a direct result of the disaster. These loans are intended to assist through the disaster recovery period.
Access Health CT Enrollment Fair in Norwalk
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Violins of Hope at the Norwalk Concert Hall
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