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ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The State of Alaska and FEMA have extended the application deadlines for Individual Assistance to February 20, 2026 for Alaskans impacted by October’s West Coast Storms.
Survivors are encouraged to register for both state and FEMA Individual Assistance programs to maximize their recovery benefits.
Apply for State Individual Assistance
State designated areas include: North Slope Borough, Northwest Arctic Borough, Bering Straits Regional Education Attendance Area (REAA), Lower Yukon REAA, Yupiit REAA, Lower Kuskokwim REAA, Kashunamiut REAA, and Pribilof Islands REAA.
Apply for FEMA Individual Assistance
FEMA designated areas include: Northwest Arctic Borough, Lower Yukon Regional Education Attendance Area (REAA) and Lower Kuskokwim REAA.
Call the Alaska Call Center at 1-866-342-1699 from 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday. Yup’ik interpreters are available 1-5 p.m. Tuesday/Thursday, and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday.Visit the Bethel Assistance Hub in the AVCP Tugkar Building at 570 3rd Ave., Bethel, AK 99559.
It is open 10 a.m.-noon and 1-4 p.m. weekdays through Dec. 19.Visit DisasterAssistance.gov.Submit your application through the FEMA App.
Small Business Administration
The U.S. Small Business Administration offers low interest disaster loans to homeowners, renters, businesses and nonprofits. For more information call 1-800-659-2955, apply online at sba.gov/disaster or visit the Disaster Loan Outreach Center located at the Bethel City Hall at 300 Chief Eddie Hoffman Hwy. Mondays – Fridays, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. The deadline to apply for physical damage has also been extended to February
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