PRESIDENT JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. APPROVES MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATION
FOR MISSISSIPPI
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20211024/president-joseph-r-biden-jr-approves-major-disaster-declaration-mississippi]


Release Date: 
Oktòb 23, 2021 

WASHINGTON -- FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been
made available to the state of Mississippi to supplement state, tribal
and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by Hurricane Ida from
Aug. 28-Sept. 1, 2021. 

The President's action makes federal funding available to affected
individuals in Amite, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Pearl River, Pike,
Walthall and Wilkinson counties. Assistance can include grants for
temporary housing and home repairs, low-cost loans to cover uninsured
property losses and other programs to help individuals and business
owners recover from the effects of the disaster. 

Federal funding is also 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 Hurricane Ida in Amite, Claiborne, Copiah,
Covington, Franklin, George, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Jefferson,
Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Lincoln, Pearl River, Pike, Simpson,
Walthall, Wayne and Wilkinson counties. 

Federal funding is also available on a cost-sharing basis for hazard
mitigation measures statewide. 

Brett H. Howard has been named the Federal Coordinating Officer for
federal recovery operations in the affected areas. Additional
designations may be made at a later date if warranted by the results
of damage assessments. 

Residents and business owners who sustained losses in the designated
areas can begin applying for assistance by registering online
at www.DisasterAssistance.gov or
[http://www.DisasterAssistance.gov or] by calling 1-800-621- 3362 or
1-800-462-7585 TTY.