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With more than half of the estimated number of housing inspections now complete across the territory, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in partnership with the Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA) and the governor\u2019s office, has approved permanent housing construction (PHC) for eligible survivors who have sustained at least $17,000 in\u00a0FEMA verified loss (FVL), but whose home was not destroyed by the hurricanes, FEMA announced Friday.<\/span><\/p>\n

Survivors who participate in PHC will be provided assistance in the form of direct repairs to their pre-disaster primary residence in lieu of financial assistance from FEMA. FEMA will contact these survivors via phone calls, texts and emails with details.<\/span><\/p>\n

Before an applicant is approved for PHC, FEMA will ensure that repairs are necessary to make the home, safe, sanitary and functional. The estimated labor and repairs to the home must not exceed $75,000. Repair costs must be reasonable and will be determined on a case-by-case basis.<\/span><\/p>\n

FEMA also is making repair grants available to those homeowners with moderate damages, as these survivors may choose to quickly make repairs and move forward with their recovery.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cRecovery is never an easy process, but for a territory that spans several islands the challenges are multiplied,\u201d said FEMA\u2019s Federal Coordinating Officer William Vogel. \u201cWe will work with homeowners and help them weigh their options as they make some decisions about their path forward.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

FEMA encourages Virgin Islanders who have registered with FEMA and have had a housing inspection to call FEMA at 800-621-3362 <\/strong>or stop by any Disaster Recovery Center to learn more about their housing assistance options.<\/span><\/p>\n

Survivors have until the December 18 deadline<\/strong> to register with FEMA for assistance. Survivors may register at DisasterAssistance.gov<\/u><\/a> or by calling 800-621-3362<\/strong>. Individuals who have a speech disability or hearing loss and use TTY should call 800-462-7585 directly. Those who use 711 or Video Relay Service (VRS) may call 800-621-3362.<\/span><\/p>\n

These toll-free telephone numbers operate from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. (local time) seven days a week. Operators are standing by to assist survivors in multiple languages.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

With more than half of the estimated number of housing inspections now complete across the territory, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in partnership with the Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA) and the governor\u2019s office, has approved permanent housing construction (PHC) for eligible survivors who have sustained at least $17,000 in\u00a0FEMA verified loss […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":58010,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[228,11,7429,191,147],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nFEMA Approves Permanent Housing Construction For U.S. Virgin Islands - V.I. 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