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At this time, El Pasoans and others can call the toll-free TeleRegistration number for disaster victims at 1-800 621-FEMA (3362), TTY 1-800-462-7585. 

Small Business Administration (SBA) Disaster Loans
Get information on small business disaster loans from the SBA.
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Individual and Household Grants. The Individual and Household Grants (IHG) program is the primary vehicle for FEMA assistance to individuals after the President issues a major disaster declaration. Congress appropriates money for the IHG program to the Disaster Relief Fund. Grants assist disaster victims whose needs cannot be met through other forms of assistance, such as insurance or other federal programs. Program funds have a wide range of eligible uses, including temporary housing, funds for mortgage or rental payments, counseling services, unemployment assistance, and medical assistance. There is a statutory matching requirement that states contribute 25% of funds. Grants may not exceed $26,200, per individual or household, adjusted annually to reflect consumer price changes.

Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Authority: Stafford Act, 42 U.S.C. 5174-5188
Regulation: 44 CFR Part 206.110-120
Website: http://www.fema.gov/rrr/inassist.shtm
CFDA: 97.048-97.050

Disaster Unemployment Assistance. Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) provides benefits to previously employed or self-employed individuals rendered jobless as a direct result of a major disaster, and who are not eligible for regular federal/state unemployment insurance (UI). DUA is federally funded through FEMA, but is administered by the state UI agencies. The DUA weekly benefit amount and duration are the same as under the UI program. 

Agency: Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
Authority: Stafford Act, 42 U.S.C. 5177
Regulation: 20 CFR Part 625; 44 CFR Part 206.141
Phone: State UI Agency, see http://www.workforcesecurity.doleta.gov/map.asp
Website: http://ows.doleta.gov/unemploy/disaster.asp
CFDA: 97.034

Dislocated Worker Activities (Workforce Investment Act). The dislocated worker program provides training and related assistance to persons who have lost their jobs and are unlikely to return to their current jobs or industries. Of the funds appropriated, 80% are allocated by formula grants to states and local entities; 20% are reserved by the Secretary of Labor for activities including national emergency grants to states or local entities. One type of national emergency grant is Disaster Relief Employment Assistance, under which funds can be made available to states to employ dislocated workers in temporary jobs involving recovery after a national emergency. There is no matching requirement in this program.

Agency: Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
Authority: Workforce Investment Act of 1998, 20 U.S.C. 9201
Regulation: 20 CFR Part 671
Phone: See listing of State Dislocated Worker/Rapid Response/Coordinators
http://www.doleta.gov/layoff/rapid_coord.cfm
Web site: http://www.doleta.gov/layoff/
CFDA: 17.260

Physical Disaster Loans--Residential. This program provides loans to homeowners and renters in declared disaster areas for uninsured physical damage and losses. There is no matching requirement in this program. 

Agency: Small Business Administration
Authority: Small Business Act of 1953, 15 U.S.C. 636(b)
Regulation: 13 CFR Part 123.200-204
Website: http://www.sba.gov/disaster/loans.html
CFDA: 59.008

Cora Brown Fund. This fund directs payments to individuals and groups for disaster-related needs that have not been or will not be met by government agencies or any other organizations that have programs to address such needs. Annual obligations for the entire program are typically less than $225,000. There is no matching requirement for this program.

Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.
Regulation: 44 CFR Part 206.181
Website: http://www.fema.gov
CFDA: 97.031

Crisis Counseling. This program provides grants that enable states to offer immediate crisis counseling services, when required, to victims of a major federally declared disaster for the purpose of relieving mental health problems caused or aggravated by a major disaster or its aftermath; assistance is short-term and community-oriented.

Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Authority: Stafford Act, 42 U.S.C. 5182
Regulation: 44 CFR Part 206.171
Website: http://www.fema.gov/rrr/counsel.shtm
CFDA: 97.032

Disaster Legal Services. These services offer free legal assistance to individuals affected by a major federal disaster. Types of assistance typically include help with insurance claims, preparing powers of attorney, help with guardianships, and preparing new wills and other lost legal documents.

Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Authority: Stafford Act, 42 U.S.C. 5182
Regulation: 44 CFR Part 206.164
Web site: http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=13501
CFDA: 97.033

Tax Relief. Individuals and businesses located in areas included in major disaster declarations are allowed extra time (four years for homes and two years for business property) to replace property due to involuntary conversion (e.g., due to destruction from wind or floods, theft, or property ordered to be demolished). Casualty losses can also be deducted against income in the prior tax year, and certain disaster relief grants are not taxable. These losses also include property loss due to government ordered demolition because the property is unsafe. Disaster relief payments for certain expenses are not subject to tax. The Internal Revenue Service also has the authority to extend tax filing deadlines. Special provisions were enacted in P.L. 109-73, the Katrina Emergency Tax Relief Act of 2005, for the Katrina disaster area. This law eliminates floors for the casualty loss deduction, extends the replacement period for involuntary conversions to five years, allows penalty free withdrawals from IRAs and retirement plans, allows earned income and child credits based on prior year incomes, allows tax credits for retaining and hiring residents, and exclusions of cancellation of indebtedness.

Agency: Internal Revenue Service
Authority: Internal Revenue Code, 26 USC
Regulation: No specific regulation
Web Site: http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=108362,00.html