The Vermont Disaster Relief Fund has announced it has the funds to help Vermonters whose homes were damaged in the floods that occurred in late May. The state estimates 10 homes suffered major damage. 60 to 70 properties had minor damage.
About two weeks ago heavy rain and flooding damaged roads and houses in Chittenden, Essex and Lamoille counties. Chris Graff, a board member of the Vermont Disaster Relief Fund, says at this point there’s no federal funding available to help homeowners recover
“The options for these residents are not as great as if it had been a hurricane like Irene where you have many more options through the federal government,” said Graff. “And yet for some of these families, the damage was as great as for some of the families who suffered damage in Irene.”
Graff says individuals may be eligible for up to $20,000 in grants from the Vermont Disaster Relief Fund. The VDRF, a nonprofit group, has raised about $8 million dollars for disaster assistance and disbursed more than $3 million, so far, to people whose homes were damaged in the 2011 floods.
