Federal funding is available to commonwealth 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, straight-line winds, flooding, landslides and mudslides.
Local counties eligible for assistance include Ballard, Carlisle, Crittenden, Livingston, Marshall, McCracken, Trigg, Union and Webster.
Federal funding is also
available on a cost-sharing basis for hazard mitigation measures
within the state.
Allan Jarvis has been named as the Federal
Coordinating Officer for federal recovery operations in the affected
area. Jarvis said additional designations may be made at a later date
if warranted by the results of further damage assessments.