Aug 26, 2026
INDIANAPOLIS (WRTV) Federal and state emergency officials will open a mobile registration center in Indianapolis on Friday and Saturday to help residents apply for federal aid following mid-August storms and flooding.The Federa l Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Indiana Department of Homeland Security will host the center from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Broad Ripple Park Family Center, 1426 Broad Ripple Ave.The center will serve as a temporary, in-person location where emergency teams will help people submit their initial applications for federal assistance. Staff from the Indiana Department of Homeland Security will also be available to make sure residents are registered for 211 services.Officials said residents do not need to bring any specific documentation to register. No appointments are required, and residents can walk up during the scheduled operating hours.Those who cannot attend in person have alternative ways to register: By phone: 800-621-3362, 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Online: disasterassistance.govThe city said in a news release that the site will be the first mobile registration center to open, but officials did not provide details on when more might open.The registration center will follow a major disaster declaration from the Trump administration, which approved millions of dollars in federal aid for 21 Indiana counties. Gov. Mike Braun announced the approval Tuesday night in a news release.While the release did not specify the exact amount of funding that FEMA will distribute, Braun said the total would reach into the millions. On Thursday, Braun had asked for the aid to be fast-tracked to help residents and local governments rebuild infrastructure.The disaster declaration provides both individual assistance for households and public assistance for infrastructure repairs in the following counties: Carroll, Dearborn, Decatur, Delaware, Fayette, Franklin, Hamilton, Hancock, Henry, Lake, LaPorte, Madison, Marion, Morgan, Porter, Pulaski, Randolph, Rush, Tipton, Union, and Wayne.Additional assistance for emergency work and the repair or replacement of disaster-damaged facilities was approved for Delaware, Fayette, Franklin, Hamilton, Henry, Lake, LaPorte, Madison, Porter, Tipton, and Wayne counties. State and federal officials continue to review damage data, and more counties may be added to the list. ...read more read less
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