On Aug. 4, White House approved Florida emergency declaration.
White House president approved Florida emergency declaration and ordered federal assistance to supplement State, tribal, and local response efforts due Storm Debby.
Emergency caused by Tropical Storm Debby began Aug. 1, 2024, and continues.
Authorizes the Department of Homeland Security, FEMA to coordinate all disaster relief efforts with purpose of alleviating the hardship and suffering caused by the emergency.
Public Assistance Category B
Public Assistance emergency protective measures, limited to direct assistance and reimbursement for evacuation, shelter support to be provided at 75% federal funding.
Aid is for counties of Alachua, Baker, Charlotte, Citrus, Clay, Collier, Columbia, Dixie, Duval, Franklin, Gilchrist, Gulf, Hamilton, Hendry, Hernando, Hillsborough, Jefferson.
Category B emergency protective measures will be provided at 75% federal funding.
Counties include Bay, Bradford, Brevard, Calhoun, DeSoto, Escambia, Flagler, Gadsden, Glades, Hardee, Highlands, Holmes, Jackson, Okaloosa, Okeechobee, Orange, Polk.
In addition, for Santa Rosa, Seminole, St. Johns, Volusia, Walton, and Washington.
Aug. 11, 2024 FEMA Applying for Assistance
On Aug. 11, 2024, FEMA reported homeowners and renters in 10 counties who had uninsured damage or losses caused by Hurricane Debby may be eligible for FEMA aid.
FEMA may be able to help with serious needs, displacement, temporary lodging, basic home repair costs, personal property loss or other disaster-caused needs.
Homeowners and renters in Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Lafayette, Levy, Manatee, Sarasota, Suwannee and Taylor counties are eligible to apply.
Follows White House approval of Florida disaster declaration on Aug. 10, 2024.
Ordered federal aid to supplement State, tribal, local recovery efforts in affected areas.
FEMA reported action makes funding available to affected persons in Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Lafayette, Levy, Manatee, Sarasota, Suwannee, Taylor counties.
Aid can include grants for temporary housing and home repairs, low-cost loans to cover uninsured property losses and other programs to help individuals, businesses.
Aug. 13, 2024 SBA Offers FLA Disaster Aid
On Aug. 13, 2024, SBA offered disaster assistance to businesses, residents of Florida affected by Hurricane Debby starting Aug. 1, following the presidential declaration.
Small businesses, private nonprofits organizations in adjacent counties are eligible to apply EIDLs only: FLA Alachua, Baker, Charlotte, Citrus, DeSoto, Hardee, Hillsborough, Jefferson, Madison, Marion, Polk and Union GA Clinch, Echols and Lowndes counties.
Businesses and private nonprofits may borrow up to $2 million to repair disaster-damaged or destroyed real estate, equipment, inventory, and other business assets.
For small businesses, agricultural cooperatives, businesses engaged in aquaculture, and most private nonprofits, SBA offers EIDLs to help meet working capital needs.
EIDLs are available regardless of whether the business suffered any physical damage.
Loans up to $500k are available to homeowners to repair disaster-damaged destroyed real estate; homeowners; renters are eligible for up to $100k repair personal property.
Filing deadline for physical damage applications is Oct. 9, 2024; EIDLs May 12, 2025.
Aug. 16, 2024 SBAFed Reg Supplement to Declaration
On Aug. 16, 2024, SBA publisheda federal register notice supplementing the presidential declaration of Aug. 10, 2024, regarding damages due to Hurricane Debby.
Number assigned for physical damage is 205338 and for economic injury is 205340.
On the same day, FEMA reported that assistance is available to renters, including students, with uninsured losses from Hurricane Debby in Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist.
Also, Hamilton, Lafayette, Levy, Manatee, Sarasota, Suwannee, and Taylor counties.
May be able to help renters, homeowners with serious needs, displacement, temporary lodging, home repair costs, personal property loss or other disaster-caused needs.
Aug. 21, 2024 FEMA Madison County
On Aug. 21, 2024, FEMA added Madison County as eligible for disaster assistance.
Homeowners/renters with uninsured losses caused by Hurricane Debby can apply for FEMA disaster assistance, must provide FEMA with damage details and financial data.
If you have homeowners, renters or flood insurance, you should file a claim as soon as possible because FEMA cannot duplicate the benefits for losses covered by insurance.
If policy does not cover all disaster expenses, you may be eligible for federal help.
Aug. 22, 2024 SBA Additional Counties
On Aug. 22, 2024, SBA reported 2 counties added to Hurricane Debby disaster that began Aug. 1, making more businesses, residents eligible to apply for disaster loans.
Updated declaration now covers Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Lafayette, Levy, Madison, Manatee, Sarasota, Suwannee and Taylor eligible for both Physical, EIDLs.
Small businesses and most private nonprofit organizations in the following adjacent counties are eligible to apply only for SBA Economic injury disaster loans (EIDLs).
Alachua, Baker, Charlotte, Citrus, DeSoto, Hardee, Hillsborough, Jefferson, Madison, Marion, Polk and Union in Florida and Brooks, Clinch, Echols and Lowndes in Georgia.
Survivors were encouraged to simultaneously apply for FEMA grants and SBA disaster loan assistance to fully recover from the consequences of the recent storms.
Aug. 27, 2024 SBA Fed Reg Amendment
On Aug. 27, 2024, SBA published amendment to disaster declaration in federal register
Amended to include Madison as a primary county for physical damage and economic injury loans; added Brooks country in Georgia as a contiguous county for EIDL only.
In Aug. 2024, FEMA reported disaster aid to Alachua, Jefferson counties, see #224226.
In Aug. 2024, SBA reported loans available in FLA for private non-profits, #224512.
Sep. 10, 2024 SBA Fed Reg Amendment
On Sep. 10, 2024, SBA published amendment to disaster declaration, federal register.
Disaster declaration for public assistance only for the State of Florida, dated Aug. 28.
Amended to update incident period as beginning, Aug. 1, continuing to Aug. 28 2024.
Physical loan application deadline Oct. 28, 2024; EIDL app. deadline on May 28, 2025.
Sep. 11, 2024 FEMA Disaster Determination
On Sep. 11, 2024, FEMA published the notice of disaster declaration, amendment no. 1 and amendment no. 2 of the Florida Hurricane Debby disaster in the federal register.
Amendment 1 added Madison County for individual assistance (already designated for debris removal, emergency protective measures, including direct federal assistance).
Further, amendment 2 added Alachua and Jefferson Counties for individual assistance.
Added Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Lafayette, Levy, Madison, Manatee, Sarasota, Suwannee, and Taylor Counties for permanent work (categories C-6).
Additionally, amendment 2 also added Baker, Charlotte, Jefferson, Leon, Union, and Wakulla Counties for Public Assistance, including direct federal assistance.
On Sep. 12, 2024 FEMA published presidential declaration in federal register#225843.
Sep. 13, 2024 SBA Supplemental Information
On Sep. 13, 2024, SBA issued supplement on the original presidential declaration.
Primary counties are Baker, Charlotte, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Jefferson, Lafayette, Leon, Levy, Madison, Manatee, Sarasota, Suwannee, Taylor, Union, Wakulla.
Number assigned disaster for physical damage is 205918 and for EIDLs 205920.
Also on Sep. 13, 2024, SBA published in federal register Amendment No. 2 to the presidential declaration adding further areas as impacted by Hurricane Debby.
Primary counties (Physical damage and EIDLs) Alachua and Jefferson; contiguous counties (EIDL only) FLA Bradford, Leon, Putnam, Wakulla; GA Thomas county.
Deadlines are Oct. 9, 2024 for physical damage and May 12, 2025 for EIDLs.
All other information in the original presidential declaration remains unchanged.
Sep. 13, 2024 SBA Additional Counties
On Sep. 13, 2024, SBA published addition of 12 more counties to disaster declaration.
Which are eligible for both Physical and Economic Injury Disaster Loans from the SBA.
Small businesses and most private nonprofit organizations in adjacent counties eligible to apply only for SBA EIDLs, Bradford, Charlotte, Clay, DeSoto, Duval, Hardee.
Hernando, Leon, Marion, Nassau, Pasco, Polk, Putnam, Sumter, Union and Wakulla in Florida and Brooks, Charlton, Clinch, Echols, Lowndes, Thomas and Ware in Georgia.
Sep. 13, 2024 FEMA Additional Counties
On Sep. 13, 2024, FEMA reported homeowners, renters in Baker, Citrus, Hillsborough Pinellas counties with uninsured damage/losses may apply for disaster aid, due Oct. 9.
Sep. 16, 2024 SBA Non-Profit Additional Counties
On Sep. 16, 2024, SBA reported certain private non-profitorganizations (PNPs) in 8 additional Florida counties eligible to apply for low-interest disaster loans for damages.
Counties added Alachua, Clay, Duval, Franklin, Nassau, Pinellas, St. Johns and Sumter.
Eligible PNP in Alachua, Baker, Charlotte, Clay, Columbia, Dixie, Duval, Franklin, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Jefferson, Lafayette, Leon, Levy, Madison, Manatee, Nassau.
Pinellas, Sarasota, St. Johns, Sumter, Suwannee, Taylor, Union and Wakulla may apply.
Examples of eligible non-critical PNP organizations include, not limited to, food kitchens, homeless shelters, museums, libraries, community centers, schools, colleges.
Oct. 2, 2024 FEMA Rental Assistance
On Oct. 2, 2024, FEMA reported additional assistance available due to Hurricane Debby
Available to renters, including students, with uninsured losses in listed counties.
FEMA can help renters as well as homeowners with displacement, temporary lodging, basic home repair costs, personal property loss or other disaster-caused needs.
