Within about 10 days after inspection, FEMA will send a letter to your post-disaster address. The letter will state FEMA's codes for its decisions (i.e. "Ineligible-Insufficient Damage") and the amount of money that FEMA will deposit in your bank account, if any. The letter will not explain how FEMA calculated any amount of assistance that it provides, and may not allow you to understand why FEMA denied assistance.