Hurricane Helene Storm Recovery Update

Resources:

Transportation Routes:

Please use www.Smartway.tn.gov for the latest routes that are open to traffic.

Financial Assistance:

Disaster assistance is money provided to individuals, families, businesses in an area whose

property has been damaged or destroyed following a Presidentially-declared disaster and whose losses are not covered by insurance. Loans may be available to businesses that have suffered an economic loss as a result of a disaster (SBA.gov)

Types of financial assistance available:

Home and Property Disaster Loans

Renters and homeowners may borrow up to $40,000 to repair or replace clothing, furniture, cars, appliances, etc. damaged or destroyed in the disaster. Homeowners may apply for up to $200,000 to repair or replace primary residence to its pre-disaster condition.

Disaster Assistance Loans

SBA provides low interest disaster loans to homeowners, renters, businesses of all sizes and private non-profit organizations to repair or replace real estate, personal property, machinery & equipment, inventory and business assets that have been damaged or destroyed in a declared disaster.

Economic Injury Loans

Small businesses or private non-profit organizations that have suffered economic injury, regardless of physical damage and located in a declared disaster area, may be eligible to receive financial assistance from the U.S. Small Business Administration.

Farm Emergency Loans

Emergency loans to help producers recover from production and physical posses due to drought, flooding and other natural disasters.

Contact Information

U.S. Small Business Administration

Tennessee District Office

Walter N. Perry, III, District Director 2 International Plaza Drive, Suite 500

Nashville, TN 37217

Telephone: 615-736-5881

Fax: 615-736-7232

U.S. Small Business Administration

409 3rd St. SW

Washington, DC 20416

Disaster Loans

1-800-659-2955

www.disastercustomerservice@sba.gov

Employees Facing Unemployment:

The Regional Director for TDOL has opened an American Jobs Center (AJC) post at the Erwin Town Hall. This is a manned post and will be available as early as this week. If you cannot make it to the AJC physical location please call 423-224-1800 or 423-610-0222.

Erwin Town Hall

211 N. Main Ave.

Erwin, TN 37650

Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA):

TEMA is the lead state agency during a State of Emergency and ensures Governor’s orders are implemented to protect lives and property until the emergency has passed. Please go to https://www.tn.gov/tema/news.html for official updates and responses from TEMA.