Despite pushes from Gov. Kathy Hochul and local officials like Rep. Pat Ryan, the Federal Emergency Management Agency denied an individual assistance application for Highland Falls homeowners.

The individual assistance would have allowed homeowners to access FEMA funds for repair and rebuilding efforts.

Now, officials are left scrambling to try and find other state and federal resources that can help those living in more than 90 homes in the village that have been deemed uninhabitable.

Spectrum News 1 spoke with some of the homeowners, who say they were counting on FEMA dollars, because they weren’t in a flood zone and that meant they couldn’t get flood insurance.

Without further support, that means they’re responsible for paying everything, from temporary housing to repairs and anything else they lost in the flood.

The decision has left them with more questions than answers.

“Where's the money? Why didn’t we qualify?" said Highland Falls resident Arline Wargo. "And what are you doing for us? You haven't done anything. You lost my vote. It’s not even about voting. It comes down to what happened. What made New York different than Vermont?”

Reaction also came from Rep. Pat Ryan, who had some harsh words for FEMA in a statement that said in part, "this is an outrageous and unacceptable failure – I will continue working to find other avenues to secure everyone impacted the relief they need and deserve.”