One Week Left to Apply for The Federal Emergency Management Agency Assistance

This is the final week for Vermont residents affected by July’s severe storms, flooding, mudslides and landslides to apply for The Federal Emergency Management Agency assistance.

The deadline to apply is October 12, 2023.

If you had storm-related expenses and live or own a business in Caledonia, Chittenden, Lamoille, Orange, Orleans, Rutland, Washington, Windham or Windsor County, you should apply as soon as possible. The Federal Emergency Management Agency assistance can provide grants and United States. Small Business Administration loans for housing, home repairs and other disaster-related needs.

To apply, visit DisasterAssistance.gov, download the The Federal Emergency Management Agency App or call the The Federal Emergency Management Agency Helpline at 800-621-3362. If you use a relay service such as video relay service (VRS), captioned telephone service or others, give The Federal Emergency Management Agency your number for that service when you apply.

To apply in person, visit a Disaster Recovery Center, where The Federal Emergency Management Agency specialists can answer questions, help upload documents and refer you to available resources. Centers are open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday-Friday and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday (closed Sundays) at the following locations:

• Ludlow Community Center, 37 Main St., Ludlow, VT 05149
• Barre Auditorium, 16 Auditorium Hill, Barre, VT 05641 – closing 6 p.m. October 11
• Waterbury Armory, 294 Armory Drive, Waterbury, VT 05676 – closing 2 p.m. October 14

All centers will be closed Monday, October 9, in observance of Indigenous Peoples’ Day. They will reopen 8 a.m. October 10.