A federal disaster declaration for Missouri has been expanded to include individual assistance for residents of Wayne County.
Wayne County was previously only approved for public assistance to help with the recovery of infrastructure and government property.
Residents have until Aug. 1 to register with the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Individual assistance has also been extended to residents in Christian, Crawford, Dent, Greene, Iron, Ste. Genevieve and Wright counties.
Locally, Butler, Carter, Ripley, Reynolds and Dunklin counties already were approved for individual and public assistance under the original declaration.
The declaration was issued for flooding and severe weather that occurred between April 28 and May 11.
FEMA has already approved more than $3 million in individual assistance for approximately 350 residents of the original five local counties included in the declaration.
More than $4.7 million in low interest loans from the Small Business Administration also have been approved for residents Carter, Butler, Ripley and Reynolds counties.
Homeowners may borrow up to $200,000 to make repairs or replace their primary residence, according to SBA. Homeowners and renters can also borrow up to $40,000 to replace personal property.
The majority of local SBA loans have gone to residents in Butler and Carter counties, according to information provided by Dawn Hockett, SBA public information officer.
A total of 58 loans have been approved for the four counties, with 32 of those in Carter County and 16 in Butler County. The total amounts were approximately $3.1 million and $1.1 million respectively.
SBA has also approved $500,800 for seven residents in Ripley County and just over $72,000 for three people in Reynolds County.
SBA also has loans of up to $2 million available for businesses, which cover both property damage and economic injury.
To begin the process of applying for an SBA loan, residents need to register with FEMA.
They can then apply online at https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela or call 800-659-2955.
Interest rates can be as low as 3.215 percent for businesses, 2.5 percent for private nonprofit organizations and 1.938 percent for homeowners and renters, with terms of up to 30 years, according to SBA.
Loan amounts and terms are set by SBA and are based on each applicant's financial condition, the organization reports.