Applying for FEMA Assistance

The FEMA website (www.fema.gov/apply-assistance) has an easy, three-step approach for answering your questions about the application process:

1. Before You Apply

• What is disaster assistance? What items are covered by disaster assistance?
• What are my rights?
• Do I qualify for assistance?
• How can I locate a Disaster Recovery Center?
• What information do I need to apply? (See below)

2.Ways to Apply

• Apply by phone: .
• Call 800-621-FEMA (3362). .
• Call TTY 800-462-7585 for people with speech or hearing disabilities.
• Apply online at http://www.DisasterAssistance.gov
• Apply by smartphone at m.fema.gov

3. After You Apply

• Check the status of your application.
• I’m registered with FEMA. What do I do next?
• My address or phone number has changed. How do I alert FEMA?
• I was denied assistance. Is there an appeal process?
• How can FEMA help me manage my long term needs?
• I received FEMA assistance. What do I need to know?
• You can follow this process via the Web or by phone. On the Web, go to www.fema.gov/applyassistance. By phone, contact FEMA Disaster Assistance at 800-621-FEMA (3362) or for TTY services, 800-462-7585.
• When you contact FEMA, you will need to have the following information:
• Five digit Zip Code
• Current contact telephone number
• Social Security number
• Current mailing address and address of damaged property
• Date the damage occurred
• Directions to the property
• Brief description of damaged property
• Insurance information and policy number(s)
• Gross family income
• A bank routing number (So FEMA can deposit funds directly to your bank account).