Those detrimented by last month's tornado in the city of Rome have until Aug. 23 to apply for the Rome Victim Recovery Fund, Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente Jr. and Rome Mayor Jeffrey Lanigan said Wednesday.

As of Wednesday, 553 applications had been approved totaling more than $1.45 million, according to officials. The majority of the funding has been dedicated to insurance deductible assistance ($559,409) and tree removal assistance ($516,623), followed by relocation assistance ($154,469), repair assistance ($132,281), electrical hook-up assistance ($64,020) and dumpster assistance ($23,409), Picente said.

"The most damage reported has been to roofs, followed by downed trees and broken windows," he said in a statement. 

The county and city set up the fund through the Community Foundation of Herkimer & Oneida Counties to help residents who were affected by the July 16 tornado, but did not qualify for government assistance. Applicants are eligible for up to $5,000 for insurance deductibles, electrical hookups, securing homes and other uses.

Oneida County contributed $1 million to the fund. Donations to the Community Foundation and the United Way have also helped.

To contact the recovery fund phone bank, call (315) 798-5206 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday until Aug. 23.

Donations can be made here.