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SBA loan target date nearing
By YVETTE OROZCO
For those residents in the Texas Gulf Coast still seeking financial assistance for damages caused by Hurricane Ike, the time is running out.
On Jan. 12, the period officially ends for Texas homeowners, renters and business owners to register with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
Federal and state officials continue to urge those residents to register with FEMA before that date or miss their chance at assistance for recovery nearly four months after Ike tore through parts of the Gulf Coast, including Pasadena.
“FEMA is here to help, and we don’t want Texans with disaster damages to miss the opportunity for assistance,” said acting Federal Coordinating Officer Brad Harris. “If you haven’t registered yet, please do so.”
Some of that assistance includes grants to assist residents with temporary housing, home repair and other disaster-relief expenses, many of which are not covered by insurance.
“Get into the FEMA system before the deadline,” said State Coordinating Officer Joan Haun. “That’s the only way that state and federal assistance can be made available to you.”
Jan. 12 is also the deadline to apply for U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), the federal government primary source of money for long-term recovery of disaster-related private property not covered by insurance.
For more information, visit the Internet at www.fema.gov or www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem, or call 1-800-621-FEMA (3362), TTY 1-800-462-7585 for the speech- and hearing-impaired.
On Jan. 12, the period officially ends for Texas homeowners, renters and business owners to register with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
Federal and state officials continue to urge those residents to register with FEMA before that date or miss their chance at assistance for recovery nearly four months after Ike tore through parts of the Gulf Coast, including Pasadena.
“FEMA is here to help, and we don’t want Texans with disaster damages to miss the opportunity for assistance,” said acting Federal Coordinating Officer Brad Harris. “If you haven’t registered yet, please do so.”
Some of that assistance includes grants to assist residents with temporary housing, home repair and other disaster-relief expenses, many of which are not covered by insurance.
“Get into the FEMA system before the deadline,” said State Coordinating Officer Joan Haun. “That’s the only way that state and federal assistance can be made available to you.”
Jan. 12 is also the deadline to apply for U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), the federal government primary source of money for long-term recovery of disaster-related private property not covered by insurance.
For more information, visit the Internet at www.fema.gov or www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem, or call 1-800-621-FEMA (3362), TTY 1-800-462-7585 for the speech- and hearing-impaired.
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