{"id":57180,"date":"2017-10-02T23:02:13","date_gmt":"2017-10-02T23:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viconsortium.com\/?p=57180"},"modified":"2017-10-02T23:02:13","modified_gmt":"2017-10-02T23:02:13","slug":"renters-in-u-s-virgin-islands-urged-to-apply-for-fema-assistance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wp.viconsortium.com\/?p=57180","title":{"rendered":"Renters In U.S. Virgin Islands Urged To Apply For FEMA Assistance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\">Virgin Islands renters who experienced losses due to hurricanes Irma or Maria could be eligible for disaster-recovery assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), FEMA announced Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong class=\"\">GRANTS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Renters may be eligible for grants from FEMA to help with disaster-related expenses such as:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"\">\n<li class=\"\">Renting a home when the renter\u2019s previous one is uninhabitable due to the disaster.<\/li>\n<li class=\"\">Disaster-related medical and dental expenses.<\/li>\n<li class=\"\">Replacement or repair of necessary personal property lost or damaged in the disaster.<\/li>\n<li class=\"\">Repair or replacement of vehicles damaged by the disaster.<\/li>\n<li class=\"\">Disaster-related funeral and burial expenses.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\">These are not loans and don\u2019t have to be repaid. They are not taxable income and won\u2019t affect eligibility for Social Security, Medicaid, welfare assistance, SNAP benefits and several other programs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong class=\"\">LOANS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Renters may qualify for a low-interest SBA loan of up to $40,000 to repair or replace personal property. The filing deadline to return applications for property damage is Nov. 6, 2017, for Hurricane Irma and Nov. 20, 2017, for Hurricane Maria.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">For more information, call SBA\u2019s Disaster Assistance Customer Service Center at\u00a0<strong class=\"\">800-659-2955<\/strong>\u00a0or visit\u00a0<a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/fema.pr-optout.com\/Tracking.aspx?Data=HHL%3d9097%3e%26JDG%3c%3a9%3a-%3b3%40%26SDG%3c90%3a.&amp;RE=MO&amp;RI=1731304&amp;Preview=False&amp;DistributionActionID=31048&amp;Action=Follow+Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sba.gov\/disaster<\/a>.\u00a0 TTY users may call\u00a0<strong class=\"\">800-877-8339<\/strong>. Applicants may also apply online using the Electronic Loan Application via SBA\u2019s secure website at\u00a0<a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/fema.pr-optout.com\/Tracking.aspx?Data=HHL%3d9097%3e%26JDG%3c%3a9%3a-%3b3%40%26SDG%3c90%3a.&amp;RE=MO&amp;RI=1731304&amp;Preview=False&amp;DistributionActionID=31047&amp;Action=Follow+Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">disasterloan.sba.gov\/ela<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The first step is to register for assistance with FEMA. Virgin Islanders who have not yet registered can do so online at\u00a0<a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/fema.pr-optout.com\/Tracking.aspx?Data=HHL%3d9097%3e%26JDG%3c%3a9%3a-%3b3%40%26SDG%3c90%3a.&amp;RE=MO&amp;RI=1731304&amp;Preview=False&amp;DistributionActionID=31046&amp;Action=Follow+Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.DisasterAssistance.gov<\/a>, in Spanish at\u00a0<a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/fema.pr-optout.com\/Tracking.aspx?Data=HHL%3d9097%3e%26JDG%3c%3a9%3a-%3b3%40%26SDG%3c90%3a.&amp;RE=MO&amp;RI=1731304&amp;Preview=False&amp;DistributionActionID=31045&amp;Action=Follow+Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.DisasterAssistance.gov\/es<\/a>, or by phone at\u00a0<strong class=\"\">800-621-3362\u00a0<\/strong>or (<strong class=\"\">TTY) 800-462-7585.\u00a0<\/strong>Those who use 711-Relay or Video Relay Services may call 800-621-3362.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The toll-free telephone numbers operate from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. (local time) seven days a week until further notice. Operators are standing by to assist survivors in English, Spanish and many other languages.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Virgin Islands renters who experienced losses due to hurricanes Irma or Maria could be eligible for disaster-recovery assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), FEMA announced Monday. GRANTS: Renters may be eligible for grants from FEMA to help with disaster-related expenses such as: Renting a home when [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":56643,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[628,147],"tags":[2788,7365,7417,7457,121],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Renters In U.S. Virgin Islands Urged To Apply For FEMA Assistance - V.I. 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