Abstract
Individuals, families, and businesses may be eligible for federal assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). You are eligible if you live, own a business, or work in a county declared a Major Disaster Area; incur sufficient property damage or loss; and do not have the insurance or other resources to meet your needs. This 3-page fact sheet is a minor revision written by Michael T. Olexa, Jana Caracciolo, and Lauren Grant, and published by the Food and Resource Economics Department, October 2019.
DH200/DH200: Individual Assistance Programs from FEMA (ufl.edu)
References
A Guide to the Disaster Declaration Process and Federal Disaster Assistance. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Access online at https://www.fema.gov/media-library/assets/documents/6094
Help after a Disaster: Applicant's Guide to the Individuals and Households Program, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Access online at https://www.fema.gov/media-library/assets/documents/24945
Florida Department of Community Affairs/Division of Emergency Management. Access online at https://www.floridadisaster.org/
American Red Cross Disaster Services. Access online at http://www.redcross.org/