PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP APPROVES EMERGENCY DECLARATION FOR
MISSISSIPPI
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20201029/president-donald-j-trump-approves-emergency-declaration-mississippi]


Release Date: 
October 29, 2020 

WASHINGTON --FEMA announced that federal emergency aid has been
made available to the state of Mississippi to supplement state and
local response efforts to the emergency conditions in the
area affected by Hurricane Zeta beginning on Oct. 27
and continuing. 

Federal funding is available to the state and local governments and
certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for
emergency protective measures.

Public Assistance Category B emergency protective measures, including
direct federal assistance, will be provided for Clarke, Forrest,
George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Jones, Lamar, Pearl River,
Perry, Stone and Wayne counties.

Brett H. Howard has been named as the Federal Coordinating Officer for
federal response operations in the affected area.