Section 290 IAC 1-2-1.5 - Program initiationAuthority: IC 10-14-4-11 Affected: IC 10-14-4
Sec 1.5.
Individual assistance under the state disaster relief fund is open for applications once all the following occur:
(1) A local disaster emergency is declared.(2) Local damage assessments are completed and submitted to the department by the county emergency management agency director, or completed by the department if there is not an active county emergency management agency, within thirty (30) days after the event. Requests for additional time to complete a damage assessment may be granted for good cause shown if made within the thirty (30) day period.(3) There is a finding that state assistance is needed to supplement local resources to effectively respond to the disaster: (A) in a disaster declaration issued by the governor that explicitly opens individual assistance; or(B) by the director, after receiving local damage assessments under subdivision (2) that identify at least ten (10) primary residences in the jurisdiction have sustained at least forty percent (40%) uninsured loss as compared to their fair replacement value or pre-disaster fair market value.Department of Homeland Security; 290 IAC 1-2-1.5; filed 11/8/2024, 2:23 p.m.: 20241204-IR-290240262FRA