Deadline Extended for FEMA Applications After Hurricanes Helene and Milton in Florida
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The deadline for Floridians to apply for FEMA assistance after Hurricanes Milton and Helene has been extended to Jan. 7, 2025.
Homeowners and renters with losses from Hurricanes Milton and Helene may be eligible for FEMA financial assistance for displacement, basic home repairs, personal property losses and other uninsured or underinsured disaster-caused expenses.
Homeowners and renters are encouraged to apply online at DisasterAssistance.gov or by using the FEMA App. You may also apply by phone at 800-621-3362. Lines are open every day and help is available in most languages. If you use a relay service, captioned telephone or other service, give FEMA your number for that service. For an accessible video on how to apply for assistance go to FEMA Accessible: Applying for Individual Assistance - YouTube.
If you had damage from Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton, you will need to apply separately for both disasters and provide the dates of your damage for each.
For the latest information about Hurricane Milton recovery, visit //fema.gov/disaster/4834. For Hurricane Helene recovery information, visit //fema.gov/disaster/4828. For Hurricane Debby recovery information, visit //fema.gov/disaster/4806. Follow FEMA on X at x.com/femaregion4 or on Facebook at facebook.com/fema.
FEMA’s mission is helping people before, during and after disasters.
FEMA is committed to ensuring disaster assistance is accomplished equitably, without discrimination
on the grounds of race, color, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, English
proficiency, or economic status. Any disaster survivor or member of the public may contact the FEMA
Office of Civil Rights if they feel that they have a complaint of discrimination. FEMA’s Office of Civil
Rights can be contacted at FEMA-OCR@fema.dhs.gov or toll-free at 833-285-7448.
