PRESIDENT JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. APPROVES MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATION
FOR FLORIDA
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20230831/president-joseph-r-biden-jr-approves-major-disaster-declaration-florida]


Release Date: 
August 31, 2023 

WASHINGTON -- FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has
been made available to the state of Florida to supplement recovery
efforts in the areas affected by Hurricane Idalia beginning on Aug.
27, 2023, and continuing.

The President's action makes federal funding available to affected
individuals in Citrus, Dixie, Hamilton, Lafayette, Levy,
Suwannee and Taylor counties. Assistance can include grants for
temporary housing and home repairs, low-interest loans to cover
uninsured property losses and other programs to help individuals and
business owners jumpstart their recovery.

Individuals and business owners who sustained losses in the designated
areas can begin applying for assistance by registering online
at www.DisasterAssistance.gov [https://www.disasterassistance.gov/],
by calling 1-800-621-3362 or using the FEMA App
[https://www.fema.gov/about/news-multimedia/mobile-products]. If you
use a relay service, such as video relay service (VRS), captioned
telephone service or others, give FEMA the number for that service.

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 in the counties of Citrus,
Dixie, Hamilton, Lafayette, Levy, Suwannee and Taylor. Additionally,
this funding will be available at 100% of the eligible total costs for
a period of 30 days of the state’s choosing within the first 120
days from the start of the incident period.

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

Brett H. Howard has been named 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.