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Flood Disaster
Resources for Iowans

Families And Individuals

Families and individuals in the following counties are now eligible for assistance through the Disaster Assistance Improvement Program: Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, and Woodbury.

Those who reside in these counties can apply for Individual Disaster Assistance online through DisasterAssistance.gov.

More information for families and individuals is available through Iowa’s disaster relief website.

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Businesses

The Small Business Administration (SBA) has aid available to assist Iowa business owners through the SBA disaster loan program. Iowa businesses in the following counties are now eligible to apply: Cherokee, Crawford, Fremont, Harrison, Ida, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page, Plymouth, Pottawattamie, Shelby, and Woodbury.

In addition, the SBA has relocated its office to Mills County to provide assistance from on-the-ground representatives.

You can find more information here or on the SBA’s disaster loan homepage.

A fact sheet is available here.

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Farmers & Agriculture Workers

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Iowa Department of Agriculture & Land Stewardship are providing a variety of resources for Iowa farmers and agriculture workers.

A list of information on these resources is available online here.

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Travelers & Commuters

For information on road conditions, public transit, taxi services, and non-medical transportation, please visit Iowa’s disaster relief resources website.

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Assistance From Our Office

Should you run into any issues, please do not hesitate to contact one of our constituent service staff members directly through our office.

We can also assist in dealings with all federal agencies. We can help with problems or questions about eligibility involving issues like Social Security, Medicare, veterans benefits or military affairs, passports, immigration issues, and other federal programs.

For assistance, please visit our casework page here or contact a member of our constituent services staff directly in one of our office locations.

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