You must apply within 30 days of stated disaster. If you are claiming damages from a natural disaster, you must live in the direct path and have sustained damages from the event.

$3,000 maximum benefit total

• $500 cap on clothing and home supplies (of which only $175 can be for personal hygiene and cleaning supplies). This is paid directly to applicant with screenshots of cart or receipts.
• $1,000 cap on home repair that affects basic structure and/or furniture/appliances. This will be paid to program approved vendors only.
• $1,200 cap on emergency shelter. This will be paid with an invoice to the emergency shelter only.

Required Documentation

• Picture ID for all household members 18 and over (driver’s license, passport, state-issued ID)
• Birth Certificate and Social Security Card for all household members
• Verification of all household income for 30 days prior to application
• Child support documents if applicable
• Proof that child is in your household. Documentation must include the child’s name and the applicant’s address. Pregnant women should provide a doctor’s note. Only validated items – such as SNAP/Medicaid award letters, school correspondence, lease agreement listing children as occupants or medical/immunization records – will be accepted.
• Verification that items are not covered by homeowner’s or renter’s  insurance
• Estimates for work to be completed. After application, you will be provided with a list of vendors to contact for estimates to complete work.
• Invoices for items to be purchased or repaired. After application, you will be provided with a list of vendors to contact for purchase of furniture/appliances.
• Receipts of items purchased through grant authorized dealers
• Hotel bill for emergency shelter
• Verification of disaster (Fire Report from fire department, copy of Disaster Declaration from government agency, proof of flood)