TWO MORE COUNTIES ELIGIBLE FOR FEMA INFRASTRUCTURE ASSISTANCE
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20231024/two-more-counties-eligible-fema-infrastructure-assistance]


Release Date: 
October 23, 2023 

CHICAGO – Calhoun and Logan counties are now eligible for assistance
from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to repair damage to their
infrastructure caused by the June 29 – July 2 storms and flooding.
The addition of these two counties brings the number of counties now
eligible for FEMA Public Assistance to 21.

With this addition, federal funding is now available to state, local
governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a
cost-sharing basis for emergency work, debris removal and the repair
or replacement of facilities damaged by the disaster in Calhoun,
Christian, Clark, Coles, Cumberland, DeWitt, Douglas, Edgar, Hancock,
Logan, Macon, McDonough, Monroe, Morgan, Moultrie, Pike, Sangamon,
Scott, Vermillion, Warren and Washington counties. 

FEMA’s Public Assistance program includes recovery assistance for
governments and certain private nonprofits after a disaster and does
not include individuals and households. FEMA’s Individual Assistance
program—or federal grant funding to assist individuals and
households with their recovery after the June 29 – July 2, 2023,
disaster—is currently available only in Cook County.

The next step in the public assistance process is a series of
applicant briefings to identify and report damage to FEMA, so project
worksheets can be prepared for eligible work. FEMA provides 75 percent
of the project cost to the state with other non-federal sources
covering the remainder. For more information about FEMA’s Public
Assistance program, visit Assistance for Governments and Private
Non-Profits After a Disaster | FEMA.gov
[https://www.fema.gov/assistance/public].

Additionally, all areas of the state are now eligible for hazard
mitigation assistance. 

For even more information about the disaster recovery operation in
Illinois, visit www.fema.gov/disaster/4728
[http://www.fema.gov/disaster/4728].
 

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_Disaster recovery assistance is available without regard to race,
color, religion, nationality, sex, age, disability, English
proficiency, or economic status. Reasonable accommodations, including
translation and American Sign Language interpreters via Video Relay
Service will be available to ensure effective communication with
applicants with limited English proficiency, disabilities and access
and functional needs. If you or someone you know has been
discriminated against, call FEMA toll-free at 800-621-3362 (including
711 or Video Relay)._