President Declares Major Disaster For Connecticut
Release Date: April 23, 2010
Release Number: HQ-10-077
» More Information on Connecticut Severe Storms and Flooding
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) today announced a major disaster exists in the State of Connecticut and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms and flooding beginning on March 12, 2010, and continuing.
Federal funding is available to State 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 the severe storms and flooding in the counties of Fairfield, Middlesex, and New London.
[MWF Emphasis: ] Federal funding is also available on a cost-sharing basis for hazard mitigation measures statewide.
Michael L. Parker has been named as the Federal Coordinating Officer for Federal recovery operations in the affected area.
Parker said additional designations may be made at a later date if requested by the State and warranted by the results of further damage assessments.
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