HOW TO APPLY

APPLY FOR STORM RECOVERY ASSISTANCE

Application Intake Started On August 1, 2017

WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO APPLY?

  • Homeowners whose primary residence was damaged by the June 2016 flood and is located in one of the following twelve disaster declared counties: Clay, Greenbrier, Fayette, Jackson, Kanawha, Lincoln, Monroe, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Roane, Summers, and Webster.
  • Homeowners who meet the HUD low-to-moderate (LMI) income guidelines
  • Rental property owners with tenants who meet the HUD low-to-moderate (LMI) income guidelines.

HOW DO I APPLY? / CONTACT US

  • Visit the Kanawha County Office: WV VOAD 2700 East Dupont Ave., Suite 14 Belle, WV 25015
  • Call (304) 553-0927 for an appointment
  • If you have any questions related to the program email us at [email protected]

WHAT DOCUMENTATION DO I NEED TO PROVIDE?

(For all household members)

GOVERNMENT ISSUED ID

(only one form required)
  • Driver’s License
  • Passport
  • Military ID
  • Certificate of Naturalization or Permanent Resident Card
  • Birth Certificate

PROOF OF INCOME

(18 yrs. +)
  • 2016 Tax Return OR
    • 2016 W2 or 3 Most Recent Paystubs
    • Unemployment Award Letter
    • Pension/Annuity Letter
    • Social Security Benefit Letter
    • VA Benefit Letter

INSURANCE

  • Homeowner’s Insurance Policy Number
  • Flood Insurance Policy Number

PROOF OF PRIMARY RESIDENCE

  • Id issued at the time of the 2016 Flood event
  • 2016 Property taxes showing homestead exemption
  • 2016 tax return
  • Voters registration
  • Utility bill showing usage at the time of the 2016 Flood event
  • Property insurance showing coverage at the time of the 2016 Flood event
  • FEMA award letter

PROOF OF OWNERSHIP

  • Deed to the property
  • 2016 property taxes
  • Contract for sale
  • Mortgage documents
  • Bill of sale
  • Mobile home title
  • FEMA award letter

WHAT HOMES ARE ELIGIBLE?

  • You must have owned and occupied your home at the time of the storm
  • You must currently own your home
  • You must have unrepaired storm related damage to a single family home or single family rental unit
  • Home must be in an eligible county