Deadline April 8: Apply for FEMA grants for 2023 tornadoes, storms

Survivors of the Aug. 24-26, 2023 severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding in Wayne County and eight other counties in Michigan have until April 8 to apply for federal assistance.
Applications must go to FEMA and the U.S. Small Business Administration in one of four ways:
• Go online to DisasterAssistance.gov .
• Use the FEMA mobile app.
• Call the FEMA helpline at 800-621-3362 between 7 a.m. and 11 p.m. Multilingual operators are available. If you use video relay service, captioned telephone service or others, give FEMA your number for that service.
• Visit any Disaster Recovery Center. For locations and hours, go online to fema.gov/drc .
Disaster Recovery Centers are currently open from 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Monday through Saturday and closed on Sunday.
In Wayne County, centers are open at Gibraltar City Hall, 29450 Munro St., Gibraltar 48173; and Wayne County Community College Downriver Campus, 21000 Northline Rd., Taylor 48180 (This center closes at 5 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.)
In Detroit recovery centers are at the Kemeny Recreation Center, 2260 S. Fort St. and Butzel Family Recreation Center, 7737 Kercheval Ave. Centers are also open in Kent and Macomb counties.
FEMA and the SBA specialists at the recovery centers can help applicants upload documents, answer their questions and provide information on available resources. The centers serve as one-stop shops for survivors who need one-on-one help. Survivors can visit any center for assistance.
Residents affected by the August storms with uninsured or under-insured losses are encouraged to apply for federal assistance before the April 8 deadline, if they haven’t done so already.
For more information about the disaster recovery operation in Michigan, visit www.fema.gov/disaster/4757 .