(Undated) FEMA has approved more than 28-(m) million dollars in derecho damage assistance for Iowa. That includes nearly 10-(m) million in Individual Assistance grants for more than 26-hundred people. The Small Business Administration has approved more than 19-(m) million dollars in disaster loans. The deadline to register with FEMA is November 2nd.

The federal assistance is for those in Benton, Boone, Cedar, Clinton, Jasper, Linn, Marshall, Polk, Poweshiek, Scott, Story and Tama counties.

Registration and disaster information is still available by calling the FEMA helpline, going online or using the FEMA mobile app, in the following ways:

Go online to DisasterAssistance.gov.

Call 800-621-3362 (TTY: 800-462-7585) between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. Central Time, seven days a week. Multilingual operators are available.

Download the FEMA Mobile App for smartphones.

If you are in any doubt when receiving a call from someone stating they work for FEMA, do not give out any information, but call 800-621-3362 (TTY: 800-462-7585) between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. CST to verify the call is legitimate.

To apply for a low-interest disaster loan before the Nov. 2 deadline, complete an online application at disasterloan.sba.gov/ela/. To reach an SBA Customer Service Representative directly call 800-659-2955. Email questions to FOCWAssistance@sba.gov. For more information, visit sba.gov/disaster.