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May 3, 2010 - News Release

Federal Aid Programs For Massachusetts Emergency Disaster

Following is a summary of key federal disaster aid programs that can be made available as needed and warranted under President Obama’s emergency disaster declaration issued for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts: Assistance for the Commonwealth and Affected Local Governments Can Include as Required:

May 3, 2010 - News Release

President Declares Emergency Disaster For Massachusetts

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 to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to supplement commonwealth and local response efforts in the area affected by a water main break beginning on May 1, 2010, and continuing.