Arkansas homeowners and renters that were affected by severe storms in March or April 2025 may apply for FEMA disaster assistance online, by phone or in person.
Financial assistance after the March 14-15 severe storms and tornadoes is available to eligible residents of Greene, Hot Spring, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Lawrence, Randolph, Sharp and Stone counties.
For the April 2-22 severe storms, tornadoes and flooding, assistance is available to eligible residents of Clark, Clay, Craighead, Crittenden, Desha, Fulton, Hot Spring, Jackson, Miller, Ouachita, Pulaski, Randolph, Saline, Sharp, St. Francis and White counties.
The Clark County recovery center will be at the Arkadelphia Recreation Center, 2555 Twin Rivers Dr., Thursday, May 29, thru Saturday, May 31, from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m.
Arkansans in Hot Spring, Jackson, Randolph and Sharp counties who applied for FEMA assistance after the March 14-15 storms, and who had additional damage or losses from the April 2-22 storms can make an additional application for the April severe weather. Disaster assistance can include grants for temporary housing and home repairs, low-cost loans to cover uninsured property losses and other programs to help individuals and business owners recover from the effects of the disaster.
By law, FEMA cannot pay for losses covered by homeowners or renters’ insurance.
There are several ways to apply:
Go online to disasterassistance.gov/
Download the FEMA App for mobile devices
Call the FEMA Helpline at 800-621-3362 between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. CDT.
Help is available in most languages. If you use a relay service, such as video relay (VRS), captioned telephone or other service, give FEMA your number for that service.
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