Funds available NOW for homes damaged by Helene

December 16, 2025

Clinch-Powell has been designated as a packager for two new USDA programs to help East Tennesseans whose homes were affected by storm damage from Tropical Storm Helene USDA Rural Development’s Single Family Housing Disaster Assistance Fund (DAF) Home Repair Grant Program and 502 Home Replacement Program are intended to help those whose homes were damaged, severely damaged or destroyed. Clinch-Powell will facilitate application for these grants or loans in 14 East Tennessee counties, including: Carter, Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Jefferson, Johnson, Sevier, Sullivan, Unicoi and Washington counties.

For more information, visit our Disaster Recovery page here. 

To apply for home repair or home replacement funding, contact Hollie Sartin at Clinch-Powell’s Newport office, at 423-720-1956 or hollie@clinchpowell.net.