Federal funding is also available on a cost-share basis for statewide risk mitigation measures.
Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared a major disaster exists in the state of Alaska and ordered federal assistance to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in areas affected by floods from May 8 to 11, 2022.
Federal funding is available to eligible state, tribal, and local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-share basis for emergency work and the repair or replacement of flood-damaged facilities in the area. Copper River Regional School Attendance (REAA), Iditarod REAA and Kuspuk REAA.
Federal funding is also available on a cost-share basis for statewide risk mitigation measures.
Deanne Criswell, Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Department of Homeland Security, has appointed Yolanda J. Jackson as the Federal Coordinating Officer for Federal Recovery Operations in Affected Areas.
Additional designations may be made at a later date at the request of the State and justified by the results of other damage assessments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, MEDIA SHOULD CONTACT THE FEMA NEWS DESK AT (202) 646-3272 OR FEMA-NEWS-DESK@FEMA.DHS.GOV.
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