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FEMA has approved more than $1 million to repair the waterline that runs along Crackers Neck Road and serves the community near Vaught Creek, which was damaged after Tropical Storm Helene swept across Eastern Tennessee in late September. 

FEMA’s Public Assistance program will cover eligible costs to remove the current waterline and replace it on the opposite side of the roadway.

The total project cost is $1,340,800. The federal cost share is $1,005,600.

Because Public Assistance is a cost-sharing program, FEMA reimburses applicants 75% of the eligible cost of approved projects. The federal share is paid directly to the state to disburse to agencies, local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations that incurred those costs. The remaining 25% represents nonfederal funds. 

The Public Assistance program is FEMA’s largest grant program, providing funding to help communities responding to and recovering from presidentially declared disasters or emergencies. Helene swept across Tennessee Sept. 26-30 and the president approved a major disaster declaration on Oct. 2, allowing FEMA to pay for disaster-damaged infrastructure.

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LITTLE ROCK – FEMA is supporting state and local recovery efforts for Arkansas homeowners and renters in nine counties who sustained damage from the severe storms and tornadoes that occurred March 14-15.

Financial assistance is available to eligible homeowners and renters in Greene, Hot Spring, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Lawrence, Randolph, Sharp and Stone counties. FEMA may be able to help with serious needs, displacement, temporary lodging, basic home repair costs, personal property loss or other disaster-caused needs.

Survivors with homeowners or renters’ insurance, should file a claim as soon as possible. By law, FEMA cannot duplicate benefits for losses covered by insurance. If your policy does not cover all your damage expenses, you may then be eligible for federal assistance.

Currently, FEMA assistance is only available to individuals harmed by the March 14-15 severe storms. It does not cover subsequent storms that occurred outside of those dates.

How To Apply for FEMA Assistance

Homeowners and renters who have disaster-caused damage or loss from the March severe storms and tornadoes can apply for Individual Assistance under the major disaster declaration DR-4865-AR in several ways:

When you apply for assistance, have this information readily available:

If insured, the policy number or the agent and/or the company nameA current phone number where you can be contactedYour address at the time of the disaster and the address where you are now stayingYour Social Security number, if availableA

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