FEMA Individual Assistance is not only for homeowners. It is also be available for eligible renters, and it could include a grant to help pay for temporary emergency housing.
Renters in nine Colorado counties – Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Clear Creek, El Paso, Jefferson, Larimer, Logan and Weld – could be eligible for FEMA disaster assistance if their homes were damaged by the recent storms, flooding, landslides or mudslides.
Other FEMA grants can include help paying for disaster-related expenses that include:
• Replacement or repair of necessary personal property such as furniture and appliances;
• Replacement or repair of tools and other job-related equipment required by the self-employed;
• Primary vehicles and approved secondary vehicles;
• Medical and dental bills, and
• Funeral and burial bills.
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) also offers low-interest loans to renters for personal property losses.
The first step is to register with FEMA. People with disaster-related damages can register by phone at 800-621-FEMA (3362). Call center hours are 5 a.m. to 8 p.m., MDT, seven days a week. Applicants who are deaf or hard-of-hearing can use TTY 800-462-7585. People can also register on line at disasterassistance.gov.