President Donald J. Trump Approves Massachusetts Disaster Declaration

Today, President Donald J. Trump declared that a major disaster exists in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and ordered Federal assistance to supplement Commonwealth, Tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by a severe winter storm and flooding during the period from March 2 to March 3, 2018.

Federal funding is available to Commonwealth and to eligible Tribal and 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 winter storm and flooding in the counties of Barnstable, Bristol, Essex, Nantucket, Norfolk, and Plymouth.

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

Brock Long, Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Department of Homeland Security, named James N. Russo as the Federal Coordinating Officer for Federal recovery operations in the affected areas.

Additional designations may be made at a later date if requested by the Commonwealth and warranted by the results of further damage assessments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION MEDIA SHOULD CONTACT THE FEMA NEWS DESK AT (202) 646-3272 OR FEMA-NEWS-DESK@FEMA.DHS.GOV