PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP APPROVES MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATION FOR
IOWA
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20200817/presidente-donald-j-trump-aprueba-una-declaracion-por-desastre-mayor-para]


Release Date: 
August 17, 2020 

WASHINGTON – FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has
been made available to the state of Iowa to supplement state and local
recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms on Aug. 10,
2020.

Federal funding is available to the state, 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 storm in Benton, Boone, Cedar, Clinton, Dallas, Jasper,
Johnson, Jones, Linn, Marshall, Muscatine, Polk, Poweshiek, Scott,
Story and Tama counties.

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

DuWayne Tewes has been named as the Federal Coordinating Officer for
federal recovery operations in the affected area. Designations may be
made at a later date if warranted by the results of damage
assessments.