College and university students in the Iowa counties of Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Emmet, Humboldt, Lyon, Monona, O’Brien, Osceola, Palo Alto, Plymouth, Pottawattamie, Scott, Sioux, and Woodbury may be eligible for disaster assistance. Students may qualify for a grant under FEMA’s Other Needs Assistance program for essential personal property and other needs.
Students do not need to be permanent residents of the designated counties to be eligible for assistance, but property damage or loss must have occurred in a disaster designated county.
In addition to FEMA assistance, the U.S. Small Business Administration provides loans to help cover home repairs and other disaster-related needs along with business impacts.
For information on FEMA’s Other Needs Assistance program for essential personal property and other needs, visit a FEMA Disaster Recovery Center. To find the nearest DRC, visit fema.gov/drc. You can also apply online at DisasterAssistance.gov, you can call FEMA directly at 800-621-FEMA (3362), or download and use the FEMA app.
