FEMA Disaster Assistance deadline approaching for Kentuckians impacted by February flooding

KENTUCKY (FOX 56) — The deadline to apply for FEMA assistance is quickly approaching for Kentuckians affected by February’s flooding and storms.

People in Woodford County and several Eastern Kentucky counties who live in declared disaster areas have just three weeks left to apply for FEMA assistance. The deadline to apply is May 25.

Those counties include Breathitt, Clay, Estill, Floyd, Harlan, Johnson, Knott, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Martin, Owsley, Perry, Pike, Simpson, and Woodford counties.

FEMA Public Information Officer Nicole Wilson said more than 6,500 people have already been approved for assistance. She said more than $40 million has been allocated to those survivors.

She encouraged anyone in those counties to apply, even if the damage was minimal.

“If you had any damage, we want to help. And so, we encourage individuals who were affected by that storm in any way, who are uninsured or underinsured, to go ahead and get an application in with us to see how we may be able to provide some financial assistance to help on that road to recovery,” Wilson told FOX 56.

You can apply for assistance online at the FEMA Disaster Assistance website.

You can call FEMA for help applying for disaster assistance at (800) 621-3362 or visit a Disaster Recovery Center. To find one close to you, use this FEMA DRC locator or text DRC along with your zip code to 43362.

Although the deadline to apply is May 25, that does not mean FEMA will stop reaching out to you, according to Wilson.

“We will continue to process applications beyond that period. We will continue to stay in touch with you beyond that period. And we just want to make sure that if we are working with you in this recovery process, that you stay in touch with us,” Wilson said. “If your address changes, give us a call; let us know about it. If your phone number changes, give us a call, let us know about it so we know how to reach you if we have a question or need additional information.”