WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) today announced that federal disaster aid has been made available for Idaho and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms and flooding during the period of June 2-10, 2010.
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 Adams, Gem, Idaho, Lewis, Payette, Valley, and Washington.
Federal funding is also available on a cost-sharing basis for hazard mitigation measures statewide.
Willie G. Nunn has been named as the Federal Coordinating Officer for federal recovery operations in the affected area. Nunn 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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