New declaration following September 21 storms allows financial help for flood losses to be made available through Iowa Individual Assistance Program
Residents affected by area storms beginning September 21 and the resulting flooding may be eligible to apply for the Iowa Individual Assistance Program to cover losses experienced due to the flooding. This is a new disaster declaration and is separate from the disaster declaration declared August 23. To qualify, households must be located within the new disaster declaration area of Allamakee, Bremer and Chickasaw counties, and must meet income guidelines. Northeast Iowa Community Action Corporation (NEICAC) administers the program in these affected counties.
The program provides up to a maximum of $5,000 per household to cover repairs, debris removal, furnace or water heater work, replacement of lost or spoiled food, and other household losses. Households must have an income at or below 200% of the federal poverty guideline as shown in the following chart:
Number in Max. gross
Household yearly income
1 $23,760
2 $32,040
3 $40,320
4 $48,600
5 $56,880
For each additional household member add $8,320.
Because the eligibility process established for this program is complex, affected residents who may benefit from this assistance are encouraged to contact their local Northeast Iowa Community Action office to begin the application process. Those offices include: Allamakee - Waukon, 563-568-4224 and Postville (Thursday and Friday only), 563-864-3363; Bremer - Waverly (Monday, Wednesday and Friday), 319-352-4532; Chickasaw - New Hampton (Monday, Wednesday and Friday), 641-394-2007.
In Allamakee County, the NEICAC office location in Waukon is 953 Third Avenue NW (located at the north end of the West Elementary School parking lot). Office hours are Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8 a.m.-Noon and 1-3 p.m., and Tuesday and Thursday from 8 a.m.-Noon. The Postville office location is 134 West Greene Street, and those office hours are Thursday from 8 a.m.-Noon and Friday from 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
A link to the program can be found on the Northeast Iowa Community Action Corporation (NEICAC) website at www.neicac.org under the “Flood Assistance” tab. Applications for this newly declared assistance will be accepted until November 7 of this year or until all funding provided for this program has been expended. For more information visit the NEICAC website or contact David Boss, NEICAC Director of Community Outreach, at 563-382-8436, ext. 117.
