[StBernard] Road Home

[Westley Annis]

David,

This is one of those yes and no answers.

Here's the actual text from the program:
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The owner must have registered for FEMA Individual Assistance and the home
must be categorized by FEMA as having been "destroyed" or having suffered
"major" damage. Homeowners who were approved by FEMA for $5,200 or more
in FEMA home repair assistance (a component of the Individual Assistance
Program) will fall into one of these categories. In certain cases, FEMA may
fail to
notify a homeowner that the home has been classified as destroyed or
suffering
major damage, or FEMA has declared a home with such damage ineligible for
its
home repair assistance program because the home was covered by insurance.
These homeowners will still be eligible for assistance, though damage
severity
that meets the FEMA damage classification at the destroyed and major damage
levels will be verified through alternative means.
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What it means is that if you received the $5,200 from FEMA, you get the
green light to move forward in the program.  If you didn't get the $5,200
from FEMA, you get a yellow light.  This means that the program
administrator will have to use another means to determine if your house
meets the damage severity test.  

If you were fully insured, you will end up with a "yellow light".  You
probably have set the light to red yourself, but that's a whole other can of
worms there.

If you haven't signed up for the program, I encourage you to do so.  Find
out what they will offer to you before turning them down.  You've really got
nothing to lose except some time.

Westley

-----Original Message-----

On the Road Home website it's mentioned that receiving a $5,200 check from
FEMA for home repairs as a criterion for receiving a grant. Do you know
anything about this?
Thanks,
David Jochum