FEMA has announced that Kentuckians who experienced damage from the May 21-27 severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, landslides and mudslides may be eligible for assistance.
Homeowners and renters in the 15 counties, including Caldwell, Christian, Hopkins, Logan, Muhlenberg, Todd, and Trigg counties are encouraged to apply.
FEMA assistance addresses basic needs but will not fully restore all disaster-related property losses. The best way to recover after a natural disaster is through insurance coverage. However, FEMA and the Commonwealth of Kentucky may provide assistance to repair or replace disaster-damaged property if the conditions meet eligibility requirements. The items eligible for assistance may fall into any of these categories:
Appliances: Includes standard household appliances, such as a refrigerator, washing machine, etc.
Clothing: Essential clothing needed due to overall loss, damage, or contamination.
Home Furnishings: Basic furnishings found in a bedroom, kitchen, bathroom and living room.
Tools Required for Work and School: Tools and equipment required for your job and items required as a condition of an applicant’s or household member’s education. This assistance also applies to self-employed individuals.
Computing Devices: Funds to cover the replacement of one personal or family computer. Funds for additional computers required for work or school may be approved.
Accessible Items: FEMA also provides assistance for damaged personal property required for qualified applicants with disabilities. FEMA assistance for these items do not count toward the Housing Assistance financial maximum.
Conditions for eligibility include:
To be eligible, these items must have been owned prior to the May 21-27 severe weather and be damaged by the declared disaster.
- The item was owned and in use by occupants of the household.
- FEMA does not provide assistance for furnishings and/or appliances provided by a landlord.
- Items used by guests and relatives who were not members of the pre-disaster household are not eligible for assistance.
- FEMA may not repair or replace a storm-damaged item if residents own a similar item that works.
To apply for assistance, visit a FEMA Disaster Recovery Center, call FEMA at 800-621-3362, go to DiasterAssistance.gov, or download and use the FEMA app.
