SECTION 386.203. What types of losses are eligible for me to receive an Other Needs Assistance (ONA) grant?

You must have losses in one of the two types of ONA assistance:

(1) medical, dental, and funeral expenses; or

(2) personal property, transportation, moving, and other expenses. Other expenses are:

(A) tangible items not owned at the time of the disaster;

(B) services not included in the specified categories for ONA;

(C) services FEMA and the state determine as eligible unique disaster-related necessary expenses and serious needs, which include:

(i) air purifier;

(ii) chain saw;

(iii) cord of wood;

(iv) dehumidifier;

(v) fuel for heating;

(vi) sump pump;

(vii) wet/dry vacuum; or

(viii) other item as specified in the state administrative plan;

(D) moving and storage expenses; and

(E) purchase of a Group Flood Insurance Policy.

Source Note: The provisions of this §386.203 adopted to be effective April 6, 2003, 28 TexReg 2956; transferred effective September 1, 2004, as published in the Texas Register September 17, 2004, 29 TexReg 9013