FEMA

Once FEMA has reviewed your application, the results of the inspection and/or documentation submitted, you will get a letter explaining:

• whether you are approved for assistance
• how much assistance you will receive
• how the assistance must be used
• how to appeal FEMA’s decision if you do not agree with it

The letter will be sent to you by email or mail based on what you selected when you completed your application.

If you disagree with FEMA’s decision, you may appeal. It must be submitted within 60 days of the date of the decision letter.

If you have questions regarding the letter you received or how to file an appeal, call the FEMA Helpline at 800-621-3362. If you use video relay service (VRS), captioned telephone service or others, give FEMA your number for that service.

Link to appeal information: https://www.fema.gov/assistance/individual/after-applying/appeals

SBA

Applicants may also call the SBA’s Customer Service Center at (800) 659-2955 or send an email to disastercustomerservice@sba.gov for more information on SBA disaster assistance. For people who are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay services.
The filing deadline to return applications for physical property damage is Nov. 29, 2024. The deadline to return economic injury applications is June 30, 2025.

To apply: https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/disaster-assistance

To contact a local SBA office in SC https://www.sba.gov/district/south-carolina

USDA

USDA offers a variety of programs to help farmers, ranchers, communities, and businesses that have affected by natural disaster events. https://www.fsa.usda.gov/programs-and-services/disaster-assistance-program/index

Info on hurricane recovery: https://www.farmers.gov/protection-recovery/hurricane

Phone 877-508-8364

IRS

Taxpayers in all of SC now have until May 1, 2025, to file various federal individual and business tax returns and make tax payments. Among other things, this includes 2024 individual and business returns normally due during March and April 2025, 2023 individual and corporate returns with valid extensions and quarterly estimated tax payments.

SCEMD

Contact the SCEMD at 866-246-0133 or at scemd.org

Find your county emergency manager https://www.scemd.org/who-we-are/county-emergency-managers/

211

Public Resource Assistance Directory-Find resources and help at sc211.org

SC Department of Insurance

For Insurance Issues https://www.doi.sc.gov/

Phone 803-737-6160