PRESIDENT JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. APPROVES DISASTER DECLARATION FOR IOWA
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20230825/president-joseph-r-biden-jr-approves-iowa-disaster-declaration]


Release Date: 
August 25, 2023 

WASHINGTON -- FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has
been made available to the state of Iowa to supplement state,
tribal and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by flooding
from April 24 to May 13, 2023.

Federal funding is available to state, tribal, 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 flooding in Allamakee, Clayton, Des Moines,
Dubuque, Jackson, Lee and Scott counties.

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

José M. Gil Montañez has been appointed 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 further damage assessments.