Tuesday morning update from FEMA

From the Federal Emergency Management Agency reported this information Tuesday morning;

--The FEMA funded recovery from Ida has somewhat different funding for survivors than what FEMA usually does. This includes rapid financial assistance for critical, lifesaving needs:
Grant money for food
Water
Fuel for transportation
Prescription drugs.

Some of the other types of FEMA help being provided:
--Expedited assistance for people who had to evacuate to hotels because of the life-threatening power outages

Temporary rental assistance for people who need to relocate (for homeowners and renters)
--Basic home repairs to a primary residence (for homeowners)

Other needs such as replacing personal property (homeowners and renters):

Money for chainsaws and generators may be available.

Survivors whose primary home is in one of the 25 designated parishes may be eligible to receive money for the purchase or rental of a generator up to $800.

The generator must have been purchased between Aug. 26, 2021 and Sept. 25, 2021.

The reimbursement amount for the purchase or rental of a chainsaw is up to $250.

FEMA determines eligibility on a case-by-case basis.

FEMA’s Disaster Survivor Assistance teams have registered 2,114 survivors in 13 parishes: Ascension, Jefferson, Lafourche, Livingston, New Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. Helena, St. John’s, St. Mary's, Tangipahoa and Terrebonne.

FEMA has approved more than 158,000 applications for disaster assistance and nearly $171 million to help Louisiana residents recover