"Advocates are questioning why so many applicants from the flood-ravaged county have not received federal disaster help. Nonprofits are trying to fill in the gaps."
"Only about one-fifth of applicants for federal disaster assistance from Kerr County have been deemed eligible to get financial help so far, leaving hundreds without governmental aid more than three months after deadly floods ravaged the county on July 4.
As of Oct. 11, Federal Emergency Management Agency officials had referred only 46% of Kerr County applications for its Individuals and Households Program to the next stage, where they are evaluated to receive money, a Texas Tribune analysis of federal data shows.
That means 1,749 applications out of 3,228 still hadn’t been reviewed past the initial stage.
And among those from Kerr County that officials did review for specific funding, FEMA found only 704 applications eligible — or about 22%. The agency denied 775, largely because people weren’t responding or were withdrawing their applications."
Emily Foxhall reports for the Texas Tribune with graphic by Carla Astudillo October 16, 2025.
SEE ALSO:
"Victims Of July Flooding In Texas Struggling To Get Financial Help From FEMA" (AP)
"FEMA Staff Sound The Alarm On Disaster Preparedness At Rally In Front Of Agency Headquarters" (AP)
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