PRESIDENT JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. APPROVES MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATION
FOR ALASKA
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20241017/president-joseph-r-biden-jr-approves-major-disaster-declaration-alaska]


Release Date: 
October 17, 2024 

WASHINGTON -- FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance is
available to the state of Alaska to supplement recovery efforts in the
areas affected by flooding from Aug. 5-6, 2024. 

The President's action makes federal funding available to affected
individuals in the City and Borough of Juneau. Assistance can include
grants for temporary housing and home repairs, low-cost 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 to state, tribal and 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 the City and Borough of Juneau. 

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

Lance E. Davis 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 warranted by the results
of damage assessments. 

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