Late last week, President Trump declared that a major disaster exists in Mississippi.
He’s ordered federal assistance to help supplement state and local recovery efforts after severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds, and flooding did a large amount of damage on April 13-14.
Federal funding is available to state and eligible local governments, as well as private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for emergency work, as well as repairing or replacing facilities that suffered damage.
The disaster declaration covers eight different counties in Mississippi.
Trump also approved a disaster declaration in Kansas and ordered supplemental recovery assistance for state and local government agencies there as well.
Kansas was hit by several storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, flooding, landslides, and mudslides beginning on April 29 and continuing afterward. The declaration covers 53 counties within Kansas.
Federal funding is also available on a cost-sharing basis for hazard mitigation measures statewide.
