Rep. Diana Harshbarger Reminds Flood Victims Of Assistance Available

Us Representative Diana Harshbarger says that her office is available for anyone who needs assistance in navigating the disaster help that is available for this affected by the flood caused by Hurricane Helene about 10 days ago. She reminds individuals whose jobs have been affected by the flood, can apply for benefits through Tennessee’s unemployment program. All applications from the disaster area are being given priority right now. you can apply online at https://www.dol.gov/general/disasterrecovery.

The Small Business Administration has low interest loans available to those businesses who have been impacted. The website is https://lending.sba.gov/. Then click on the disaster loans link.

Emergency Farm Loans are available for farmers and ranchers to recover from production losses due to Hurricane Helene. Farmers who own or operate land in the declared disaster areas and have suffered significant losses are eligible. That website is: https://www.fsa.usda.gov/programs-and-services/farm-loan-programs/emergency-farm-loans/index

TEMA has some great information for you as well on their website. That address is https://www.tn.gov/tema