Local, county, state, and federal teams have conducted joint PDA on the remnants of Hurricane Ida in Pennsylvania. PDA teams assess damage and eligibility for two federal programs:

  • Public support (PA)which primarily applies to infrastructure damage for local, county, and state governments and certain nonprofits
  • Individual support (IA), which consists of several federal programs designed to help citizens and businesses get back on their feet

The information on this page relates primarily to IA. The exception is the following update on PA permits.

The following counties have been approved for Public Aid (PA):

  • Bedford
  • dollar
  • Chester
  • dauphin
  • Delaware
  • Fulton
  • Jagddon
  • Lucerne
  • Montgomery
  • Philadelphia
  • Schuylkill
  • York

If you are a community, county, or nonprofit official looking for information about the PA, please access PEMAs
Public support information.

PA application deadlines for Ida can be found here Datasheet (PDF).

If you have flood insurance, the first thing you should do is contact your insurance company to find out what your coverage is.

Who is Eligible?

Individuals in the following counties of Pennsylvania are eligible for Individual Assistance for damage sustained by the remnants of Hurricane Ida:

  • Bedford
  • dollar
  • Chester
  • Delaware
  • Montgomery
  • Northampton
  • Philadelphia
  • York

If you have suffered loss or damage and the district you live or work in is listed on an Individual Assistance disaster declaration, you may be eligible for disaster relief.

Registration for individual support

Survivors of the remains of Hurricane Ida in the counties listed above have until January 10, 2022 to apply.

To sign up, call 1-800-621-3362 or visit
Disaster Relief.gov.

You will need it
following information to complete your registration:

  • Social Security Number (SSN), or if you are soliciting assistance on behalf of a minor US citizen in your household, you will need the SSN of the minor child in the household who is US citizen, non-citizen, or. is a qualified foreigner
  • Annual household income
  • Contact details (telephone number, postal address, email address * and damaged home address)
  • Insurance information (coverage, insurance company name, etc.)
  • Bank account details (if you are eligible for financial assistance, the money can be deposited into your account)

*NOTICE: You will need to provide an email address if you want to check your registration status online. If you do not provide an email address, you will need to contact FEMA for updates to your registration.

For more information or assistance, call the FEMA Helpline at 1-800-621-3362. This number also applies to 711 or Video Relay Service (VRS) users. TTY users can call 1-800-462-7585.

Helpline services are available 7 days a week from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. ET.

SBA disaster relief available

The SBA Business Recovery Centers (BRCs) were finally closed on December 10, 2021.

Learn about the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) deadlines by county data sheet (PDF)

SBA low-interest catastrophe loans are available to Pennsylvania businesses and residents following the announcement of a president’s disaster declaration due to the remnants of Hurricane Ida from August 31 to September 5, 2021.

The Declaration of Disaster covers the counties of Bedford, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Northampton, Philadelphia, and York, Pennsylvania, which are eligible for both Physical and Economic Compensation Loans (EIDL) from the SBA.

Small businesses and most private nonprofits in the following contiguous counties are only eligible to apply for SBA EIDLs: Adams, Berks, Blair, Cambria, Carbon, Cumberland, Dauphin, Fulton, Huntingdon, Lancaster, Lehigh, Monroe, and Somerset, Pennsylvania.

Corporations and private nonprofits of all sizes can borrow up to $ 2 million to repair or replace property, machinery and equipment, inventory, and other operational equipment damaged or destroyed by disasters.

Catastrophe loans up to $ 200,000 are available to homeowners to repair or replace properties damaged or destroyed by disasters. Homeowners and renters are entitled to up to $ 40,000 to repair or replace personal property damaged or destroyed by disasters.

Applicants can apply online using the electronic loan application form on the SBA’s secure website at

https://disasterloanassistance.sba.gov/ela/s/, and should apply as per SBA Declaration # 17165.

Disaster Recovery Center

Disaster Recovery Centers (DRCs) have been closed since November 20, 2021. You can still request assistance by calling 1-800-621-3362 or online Disaster Relief.gov until January 10, 2021.

DRCs were established in affected communities. These centers were named by individual counties and offered citizens a place where they could get important program information and also register for disaster relief.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo has been one-stop-shop for citizens to get information on all available federal resources to recover from this devastating situation, as well as access to the services of government agencies. Representatives were available to answer questions on topics such as psychological counseling, driver license replacement, emergency food resources, damage to farms and much more.

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