PRESIDENT JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. APPROVES MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATION
FOR MONTANA
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20210813/president-joseph-r-biden-jr-approves-major-disaster-declaration-montana]


WASHINGTON -- FEMA announced today that federal disaster assistance
has been made available to the state of Montana to supplement state,
tribal and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by straight
line winds on June 10, 2021.

Federal funding also is available to state, tribal 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 straight-line winds in Dawson, Garfield,
McCone, Richland and Roosevelt counties.

Federal funding is also available on a cost-sharing basis for hazard
mitigation measures statewide.

Jon K. Huss has been named as the Federal Coordinating Officer for
federal recovery operations in the affected area. Huss said additional
designations may be made at a later date if requested by the state and
warranted by the results of further assessments.