President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. issued a disaster declaration for New York on October 21, 2024, following severe storms and flooding that struck Lewis, Oswego, and Suffolk counties on August 18-19, 2024. The declaration enables federal assistance to support state, tribal, and local recovery efforts, including funding for emergency repairs and hazard mitigation statewide. Eligible governments and nonprofits will receive aid on a cost-sharing basis. FEMA has assigned Ms. Lai Sun Yee to coordinate the federal recovery response, with more areas possibly receiving aid after further assessments.
President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves New York Disaster Declaration
Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared that a major disaster exists in the State of New York and ordered Federal assistance to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms and flooding from August 18 to August 19, 2024.
Federal funding is available to state, tribal, and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for emergency work and the repair or replacement of facilities damaged by the severe storms and flooding in the counties of Lewis, Oswego, and Suffolk.
Federal funding is also available on a cost-sharing basis for hazard mitigation measures statewide.
Ms. Lai Sun Yee of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has been appointed to coordinate Federal recovery operations in the affected areas.
Additional designations may be made at a later date if requested by the state and warranted by the results of further damage assessments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION MEDIA SHOULD CONTACT THE FEMA NEWS DESK AT (202) 646-3272 OR FEMA-NEWS-DESK@FEMA.DHS.GOV.
Source: White House WH.gov , Midtown Tribune news,
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