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The Recovery Office
works to provide assistance to citizens, local governments,
non-profit associations, state agencies and businesses to
help aid in recovery from disasters.
Assistance is provided
through the following programs:
- Individual Assistance: During a Presidential Disaster
Declaration, Individual Assistance programs can aid homeowners
and renters with housing needs and necessary assistance.
- Public Assistance: During a Presidential Disaster Declaration,
Public Assistance programs can help provide federal grants
to local and state governments, as well as non-profit organizations
and other political subdivisions, for the repair, replacement
or restoration of disaster-damaged, publicly owned facilities.
- Small Business Administration: During SBA or Presidential
Disaster Declarations, the SBA can offer low-interest loans
to disaster victims.
- State Temporary Housing Program: During non-Presidential
Disaster Declarations, the program may be able to reimburse
rental costs to citizens who are displaced from their homes
for more than 72 hours.
The Recovery Office
Director is Larry Bowman and he can be reached a (601) 933-6886.
If you are a public
assistance applicant you can visit
www.mississippipa.org to
view your account projects.
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