FEMA disaster aid deadline extended to Jan. 7

By Jim DeLa
| 2:25 p.m. November 25, 2024

A FEMA Disaster Recovery Center is set up at Sarasota's Municipal Auditorium.

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The deadline for residents to apply for federal assistance after hurricanes Milton and Helene has been extended to Jan. 7, 2025, Sarasota County has announced.

Homeowners and renters with losses from Hurricanes Milton and Helene may be eligible for Federal Emergency Management Agency financial aid for displacement, basic home repairs, personal property losses and other uninsured or underinsured disaster-caused expenses.

Homeowners and renters are encouraged to apply online or by using the FEMA App. You may also apply by phone at 800-621-3362.

A video on how to apply for FEMA assistance is available on YouTube.

If you had damage from both Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton, you will need to apply separately for each disasters and provide the dates of your damage for each.

For the latest information about Hurricane Milton recovery, visit FEMA.gov/disaster/4834. For Hurricane Helene recovery information, visit FEMA.gov/disaster/4828.

For Hurricane Debby recovery information, visit FEMA.gov/disaster/4806.

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Jim DeLa

Jim DeLa is the digital content producer for the Observer. He has served in a variety of roles over the past four decades, working in television, radio and newspapers in Florida, Colorado and Hawaii. He was most recently a reporter with the Community News Collaborative, producing journalism on a variety of topics in Sarasota, Manatee and DeSoto counties; and as a digital producer for ABC7 in Sarasota.