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(Des Moines, IA) -- President Joe Biden has approved a Major Disaster Declaration for 25 Iowa counties hit by strong storms December 15th, 2022. The declaration provides assistance to public entities and select nonprofit organizations.
FEMA Public Assistance Program funding will be available to eligible public entities and nonprofit organizations that were impacted by the Dec. 15 severe weather.
Public Assistance funding may be used for emergency work, such as debris removal and emergency protective measures, or for the repair or replacement of disaster-damaged facilities.
Counties included in the declaration are: Appanoose, Audubon, Buena Vista, Calhoun, Cass, Cherokee, Davis, Emmet, Floyd, Franklin, Greene, Guthrie, Hamilton, Hancock, Howard, Humboldt, Mills, Mitchell, Palo Alto, Pocahontas, Sac, Van Buren, Webster, Worth, and Wright. Storm damage in those 25 counties is estimated at $5.2 million.
Governor Kim Reynolds has also been notified that the Presidential Disaster Declaration includes funding to conduct hazard mitigation activities for the entire state.