There will be a FEMA Disaster Recovery Workshop tomorrow, Tuesday February 26, from 12 noon to 8 p.m. This will be held at: Piermont Village Hall—478 Piermont Avenue. FEMA representatives will be there to answer questions regarding disaster assistance and the National Flood Insurance Program.
TSA Program Extended
- FEMA, at the request of the State of New York, has approved a 14-day extension to the Transitional Sheltering Assistance TSA program.
- The TSA program allows eligible Hurricane Sandy survivors to stay in hotels or motels temporarily if their homes are inaccessible or unlivable because of the disaster.
- With the extension, the new TSA checkout date will be March 10, 2013.
- FEMA will call eligible applicants to notify them of the extension. FEMA, the state and voluntary organizations continue to thoroughly assist TSA applicants through comprehensive outreach and one-on-one casework. Our goal is to help applicants transition to a long-term housing plan.
- Payments are made directly to hotels and motels for TSA eligible applicants.
- Applicants sign a Terms and Conditions agreement that explains their checkout date when they check into the hotel.
- TSA is a short-term sheltering program and not a housing program; many survivors are successfully moving forward with more permanent housing solutions.
FEMA Registrations Lower Hudson Valley Counties
(through February 24)
Orange: 1,134
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Putnam: 358
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Rockland: 3,251
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Sullivan: 496
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Ulster: 256
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Westchester: 5,685
STATEWIDE NUMBERS (through February 24)
Nearly 269,000 people have contacted FEMA for help or information
Total Individual Assistance approved: nearly $912 million
- Other Needs Assistance approved: more than $122 million
- Housing Assistance approved: nearly $790 million
Inspections
- Issued: 180,152
- Returned: 179,941
- Inspectors: 36
SBA disaster loans
- Applications approved (homeowners, renters, businesses): 16,246
- Amount approved: nearly $1.1 billion
