Feds Approve More Than $7.6 Million To Help Connecticut Residents Post Sandy

To date, more than $7.6 million in federal assistance has been approved to help individuals in Connecticut with disaster expenses.

Here's the breakdown so far: 

• 9,164 Connecticut residents in Fairfield, Middlesex, New Haven, and New London counties, and the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation and Mohegan Tribal Nation located within New London County have registered for federal disaster assistance.
• More than $7.3 million has been approved for housing assistance, including short-term rental assistance and home repair costs.
• More than $353,000 has been approved to cover other essential disaster-related needs, such as medical and dental expenses and lost personal possessions.
• More than 2,000 people have visited FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers.
• 4,213 inspections of damaged properties have been conducted.
• 6,883 disaster loan applications have been issued by the United States Small Business Administration (SBA). Of that number, 5,480 are for home loans and 1,403 applications from businesses. $489,500 in SBA loans have been approved to date.

“Connecticut residents in the declared counties continue to receive much needed federal assistance to help get their lives back to normal after Storm Sandy,” said Governor Dannel P. Malloy.  “I cannot stress this enough, if you live in one of the declared counties and you suffered damage as a result of Storm Sandy, you must register with FEMA to begin the disaster assistance process.”

Residents in Fairfield, New Haven, Middlesex and New London Counties and businesses across the state who suffered damage as a result of Storm Sandy are encouraged to register with FEMA before visiting the recovery center by either calling 1-800-621-FEMA (3362) or online at www.DisasterAssistance.gov. For those with speech or hearing disabilities, the TTY number is 1-800-462-7585.

For information on how to apply for federal assistance, download the fact sheet available at www.ct.gov/sandy.

From a press release issued by Gov. Dannel Malloy