From: jeffrey E. <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, January 6, 2018 3:17 PM To: Cecile de Jongh; Daphne Wallace; ann rodriquez; Richard Kahn <http://viconsortium.com/wp-content/uploads/2=17/12/VICON-400)(600-new-FASTPAK.jpg> FEMA continues to coordinate with the territorial government, federal and local partners, the private sector, and voluntary organizations to meet community recovery needs. Disaster survivors who have not registered with FEMA yet, should do so by the Jan. 8, 2018 deadline. "As the disaster assistance registration deadline approaches, we want to reassure residents that we remain committed to helping the U.S. Virgin Islands rebuild their communities for as long as it takes," said FEMA Federal Coordinating Officer Wi=liam Vogel. To date, more than 37,000 Virgin Islanders have registe=ed for disaster assistance and FEMA has provided nearly $46.5 million4>=A0in household grants to help pay for rental housing, home repairs and other serious disaster-related expenses. The U.S. Small Businesses Administration (SBA) has appr=ved more than $291.5 million in disaster assistance loans, with more =han $265.9 million for home loans for both homeowners and renters and more than $25.6 million for business owners. Survivors may also be eligible for low-interest disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) which offers assistance to homeowners, renters and businesses after a disaster. Jan. 8, 2018 is also the physical da=age deadline to submit the SBA disaster loan application chttp://viconsortium.=om/virgin-islands-2/more-than-456-million- n•disaster-assistance-have-been=provided-to-usvi-fema-says/#> . In addition to household grants and SBA loans to disaster survivors, more than $118.3 million in federal recov=ry dollars have been approved for power, public buildings, emergency repair work for roads, and debris removal. More than $4.4 million in public assistance has been obligated for Hurricane Maria throughout th