PRESIDENT JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. APPROVES MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATION
FOR MISSISSIPPI
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20240611/president-joseph-r-biden-jr-approves-major-disaster-declaration-mississippi]


Release Date: 
June 10, 2024 

WASHINGTON ­-- FEMA announced today that federal disaster assistance
is available to the state of Mississippi to supplement recovery
efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, straight-line winds,
tornadoes and flooding that occurred April 8-11, 2024. 

The President’s action makes federal funding available to affected
individuals in Hancock, Hinds, Humphreys, Madison, Neshoba and Scott
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 recover from the
effects of the disaster.

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

Jeremy C. Slinker 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 requested by the state and
warranted by the results of further assessments.

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 by 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.