FEMA will close its Disaster Recovery Centers in Louisa and Spotsylvania Feb. 11.
The centers opened in January in response to the Aug. 23 earthquake that rattled the region and caused millions of dollars in property damage.
One-on-one assistance for those impacted by the quake will remain available after the physical FEMA locations close, according to a release. To register for FEMA assistance, call (800) 621-3362 or online at disasterassistance.gov. The deadline to register for assistance is March 5.
As of January 25, an approximate 5,600 area residents had applied for FEMA assistance, most of them in Louisa County, where the 5.8-magnitude earthquake was centered. FEMA has dispersed nearly $9.7 million in individual assistance — $7.7 million of that in Louisa, as of Jan. 25.
Culpeper County residents suffering property damage in the quake have received a total of $178,000 in federal assistance. More than 140 Culpeper residents applied for individual assistance from FEMA.
In Orange County, more than 200 applied and FEMA awards, as of Jan. 26, totaled $214,000.
A large majority of the property damage suffered in Culpeper due to the quake occurred downtown. Most notably, Main Street lost an early 1800s building after the town and county condemned it and tore it down.
Historic St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church on East Street saw damage to its sanctuary, and down the road another old commercial building remains wrapped in scaffolding.
Commercial property owners can apply to the Small Business Administration for low-interest loans to help pay for quake damage.
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