Ida Relief Fund for Excluded New Yorkers

Mayor's Public Engagement Unit


Ida Relief Fund for Excluded New Yorkers


Ida Relief Fund for Excluded New Yorkers

Background Information

The Hurricane Ida Relief Fund has reopened to provide direct cash assistance to undocumented New Yorkers impacted by Hurricane Ida. This State program is accepting applications from now until April 29, 2022.

To qualify, everyone in your household needs to be ineligible for FEMA assistance. You must apply through a trusted community-based organization (CBO), and they will provide the payments directly to you.

To learn more about the program and get connected to community partners, please call the Office of New Americans Hotline at 800-566-7636, 9:00am to 8:00pm, Monday through Friday, or visit a partner CBO. Hotline assistance is available in over 200 languages. Get the full list of partners.

Additional Information

Provider & Coverage Areas

Bronx: Catholic Charities Community Services, 402 East 152nd Street, Bronx, NY 10455

Brooklyn: Chinese American Planning Council, 4101 8th Ave, 4th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11232

Queens: MinKwon, 133-29 41st Avenue, Suite 202, Flushing, NY 11355

Queens: Make the Road, 92-10 Roosevelt Ave, Jackson Heights, NY 11372

Staten Island: Make the Road, 161 Port Richmond Ave, Staten Island, NY 10302

Assistance can be provided for individuals or households at a maximum of $72,000:

$36,000 for Financial Housing Assistance related expenses AND

$36,000 for Other Needs Assistance (e.g. funeral, medical dental, child care, moving and storage, critical needs, personal property, transportation, and clean and removal assistance).

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Were you impacted by Hurricane Ida and not eligible for FEMA? Applications for the Ida Relief Fund for Excluded New Yorkers are now being accepted!
Call the Office of New Americans Hotline at 1-800-566-7636. Staff will work with you to assess eligibility & help you make a claim.

The deadline to apply for the hurricane Ida Relief for Excluded New Yorkers program is now April 29th!
Call the Office of New Americans (ONA) Hotline at 1-800-566-7636 for more information and to apply through a trusted community-based organization.

Hurricane Ida Relief has reopened! If you are undocumented, you can apply by April 29th.
To learn more about the program and get connected to community partners, call the Office of New Americans Hotline at 800-566-7636, 9am to 8pm, Monday through Friday.