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For Immediate Release: April 17, 2018
OHIO
RECEIVES FEDERAL DISASTER DECLARATION
FOR FEBRUARY FLOODING
State, Local Entities Deemed Eligible for Federal Funds
COLUMBUS –
Local governments, state agencies and certain private non-profit organizations
in 18 Ohio counties affected by February flooding are now eligible for federal
funds to help pay for damage repair and extra costs they incurred as a result
of the severe storms and flooding that affected southern Ohio. The federal
funds have been made available as a result of the President granting Gov. John
R. Kasich’s request for a federal disaster declaration.
The funds
will be provided through FEMA’s Public Assistance Program, which repays local
governments for eligible storm-related response and recovery efforts including
debris removal, emergency protective measures and the repair, replacement or
restoration of damaged infrastructure.
Kasich
issued an emergency proclamation Feb. 24. A joint preliminary damage
assessment, conducted by local, state and federal emergency management
officials in mid-March, documented damages to county, village and township
roads, bridges and public buildings totaling $44 million.
The Ohio
Emergency Management Agency (Ohio EMA) will disburse the federal funds upon
receipt and will process all required documentation. This declaration
authorization also makes statewide funding available through the Hazard
Mitigation Grant Program. Representatives from Ohio EMA will meet with local
officials to further explain the application process.
Counties
covered in this declaration include; Adams, Athens, Belmont, Brown, Columbiana,
Gallia, Hamilton, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Monroe, Muskingum, Noble, Perry,
Pike, Scioto, Vinton and Washington counties.
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