Disaster Assistance
Need help with a grant program? Call our toll-free line at: 1 (866) 434-4692
Need help with emergency food stamps? Contact your local DHS office http://www.dhs.state.ia.us/Consumers/Find_Help/MapLocations.html
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The DHS has several programs to help recover from unexpected disaster events, including:
- Individual disaster assistance grant program. Applications and rules will appear below when application periods are active. The grant program is launched with a governor's declaration and at the request of local officials.
- Disaster Behavior Health Response Teams. Staff and trained volunteers specialize in on-site information sharing, rumor control, and crisis counseling. http://www.iowadbhrt.org/ .
- Free in-person counseling to help recover from the floods of 2008. For more information: http://www.tickettohope.org/
Individual Disaster Assistance Grant Program
A presidential declaration of disaster for individual assistance has been declared for 32 Iowa counties. Iowans recovering from summer storms and flooding are reminded that such a declaration supersedes the Iowa-only disaster assistance grant program, which is limited to households with limited income. The Iowa program also offers far fewer benefits than the federal program, administered by the Federal Emergency Management Administration.
For more information on the federal program, see: http://www.iowahomelandsecurity.org/Current%20Disasters.html
In addition to the federal disaster assistance program, there are three active declarations for the Iowa-only program. As a reminder, the Iowa program is a reimbursement program. Original receipts are required with the application.
Iowa Individual Disaster Assistance Grant application to help recover from damage caused by early August storms in the counties listed below. The applications must be presented to local disaster officials no later than Sept. 12. Line by line instructions.
Appanoose, Boone, Calhoun, Johnson, Monona, Washington,
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Iowa Individual Disaster Assistance Grant application to help recover from damage caused by late July storms in the counties listed below. The applications must be presented to local disaster officials no later than Sept. 8. Line by line instructions.
Buchanan, Dickinson
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Iowa Individual Disaster Assistance Grant application to help recover from damage caused by late June and early July storms in the counties listed below. The applications must be presented to local disaster officials no later than Sept. 12. Line by line instructions.
Shelby
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Applications for disaster assistance may also be obtained at local DHS county offices or from local Emergency Management Coordinator.
Applications may be printed out at your local library as well.
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