More New Hampshire Communities Eligible For Public FEMA Aid

September 12, 2011 | 12:32 PM

By Amanda Loder

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Governor John Lynch announced today that two more counties have been added to the Presidential Disaster Declaration, making them eligible for Irene-related FEMA aid.

Communities in Strafford and Sullivan Counties can now apply for help repairing public facilities and infrastructure. As StateImpact has reported, public assistance, for things like roads, is different from individual assistance for damaged houses.

Counties that are eligible for public FEMA assistance include:

• Coos
• Carroll
• Grafton
• Merrimack
• Strafford
• Sullivan

Meanwhile, at this point, only residents of two counties can apply for help repairing property damage:

• Carroll
• Grafton

Residents of those counties who want to file for individual FEMA aid can call 1-800-621-FEMA or go to www.DisasterAssistance.gov.  Small businesses that were damaged can also call the FEMA number or go to https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela/.

The feds have set up a disaster recovery center in Conway at Mount Washington Technology Village to answer questions.  There are also centers with rotating hours at Campton, Woodstock, Plymouth, Canaan, and Lebanon.  You can find a full schedule for these centers here.

And you can find out how states apply for public FEMA assistance here.