Aid from the federal government is rolling into Warren and several other Kentucky counties this week, about three months after heavy storms battered the area May 21-27.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is sending three Mobile Disaster Recovery Centers into Kentucky, including Warren County, along with Christian and Knox counties. The recovery center for Warren County will be at Sugar Maple Square Shopping Center, 1347 Ky. 185.

Along with FEMA, representatives from the U.S. Small Business Administration and aid agencies from the state are present. The recovery center will be set up until Friday.

FEMA spokesperson Gerard Hammink said the center will help those who suffered losses during the storms with their applications for aid.

Hammink said recovery grants are available from FEMA to cover “very basic home repairs” and long-term loans are available through SBA to businesses that were affected by the storms.

According to FEMA, homeowners and renters can use the money to also cover other “uninsured, disaster related needs,” including child care, medical needs and funeral expenses.

Interest rates on the loans for businesses can be as low as 4%, Hammink told the Daily News, and as low as 3.25% for nonprofits. He said the loans for homeowners can be for as long as 30 years.

“We encourage (people to apply) for a disaster loan, just because that ends up being a great option for a lot of people that were not eligible for the grant from FEMA,” Hammink said.

Hammink told the Daily News on Friday last week that less than 100 applications had thus far come into FEMA, with around a quarter of those approved then. He said Warren County’s total grant amount is $54,000, with average grants totaling $2,000.

He said those applying for assistance need to have their “basic information” handy when applying, such as their Social Security number, banking information and documentation showing proof of ownership of property damaged.

If a property owner has insurance, Hammink said, FEMA “at some point” would need to review a copy of a property owner’s insurance settlement.

According to FEMA, applications can be done in four different ways. Applications can be done online as DisasterAssistance.gov, by phone at 800-621-3362, through the FEMA App and in person at the recovery center.