FEMA Individual Assistance Information

October 7, 2022

The Disaster Assistance Improvement Program (DAIP) provides disaster survivors with information, support, services, and a means to access and apply for disaster assistance through joint data-sharing efforts between federal, tribal, state, local, and private sector partners. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), acts as the managing partner for individual assistance (IA) offered through DAIP.

Individuals and households in these designated counties are eligible to apply for financial and direct services.

Charlotte
Collier
DeSoto
Flagler
Hardee
Highlands
Hillsborough

Lake
Lee
Manatee
Orange
Osceola
Pinellas
Polk

Putnam

Sarasota

Seminole

St. Johns

Volusia

Individuals needing assistance should visit DisasterAssistance.gov for more information. The site allows you to:

Find disaster assistance that meets anyone’s personal needs.
Learn about more than 70 forms of assistance from 17 federal agencies.
Apply for disaster assistance online.
Check the status of an application.
Find a local FEMA Disaster Recovery Center (DRC).
Get help with housing.
Find programs to help with food and nutrition needs.
Change the address for Social Security, VA, or other federal benefits.
Learn about Small Business Administration (SBA) loans for homeowners, renters, and businesses.

Specific information related to Hurricane Ian is available online.

Please share this information with your staff, patients, and visitors as you deem appropriate. We will share more information as it becomes available. Please contact John Wilgis at (850) 524-2037 for questions.