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Affected By Recent Storms?

The President of the United States made a declaration of major disaster for counties in Tennessee, Georgia, Mississippi, and Alabama due to severe storms, tornadoes straight line winds and associated flooding. Below are some resources for librarians and individuals to seek assistance.

To Individuals and Households:

You can apply for many forms of assistance at disasterassistance.gov
You will need certain information to register, click here for list PDF
You can also apply by phone: 1-800-621-3362 or 1-800-462-7585 (TTY) for people who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities
If you are interested in helping others, go to: http://www.fema.gov/rebuild/recover/howtohelp.shtm
If you only have access to a smartphone or mobile device, go to:

To Libraries and Other Organizations:

You can apply for many forms of assistance here: disasterassistance.gov
Public Assistance to state and local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations for emergency work and the repair or replacement of disaster-damaged facilities in affected counties may vary. To see if your county is eligible, go to: http://www.fema.gov/news/disasters.fema?year=2011#sev2

Some guides on Federal Disaster Assistance:

Before and After Disasters: Federal Funding for Cultural Institutions (pdf, FEMA/Heritage Preservation)
Guide to Navigating FEMA and Small Business Administration Disaster Aid for CulturalInstitutions (Heritage Preservation)
A Guide to the Disaster Declaration Process and Federal Disaster Assistance (FEMA)

LYRASIS Preservation Services can help you locate possible volunteers in your area or discuss disaster recovery options. Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions as you work to get yourself and your institution back to safety. For a full list of our Disaster Resources, click here. Contact us at 1-800-999-8558 or preservation@lyrasis.org.

LYRASIS Preservation Services is funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Division of Preservation and Access.