The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved Mississippi’s request for additional counties to receive public assistance following the severe storms and tornadoes in June.
From June 14-19, Mississippi experienced a record-breaking 18 tornadoes across the state, leaving a total of 28 counties and the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians to be eligible for federal public assistance.
The funds are available to local governments and eligible private non-profit agencies to assist in emergency work costs and repairing or replacing disaster-damaged facilities.
After further assessments, FEMA released that 12 additional counties are now able to apply for FEMA Disaster 4727:
- Adams
- Amite
- Attala
- Franklin
- Greene
- Holmes
- Humphreys
- Itawamba
- Jones
- Perry
- Warren
- Yazoo
Before now, only the following counties had been eligible for the funding:
- Claiborne
- Copiah
- Covington
- Jackson
- Jasper
- Jefferson
- Jefferson Davis
- Lawrence
- Leake
- Neshoba
- Newton
- Rankin
- Scott
- Simpson
- Smith
- Wayne
- Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians
The purpose of the Public Assistance (PA) Grant Program is to support municipalities and counties recovering from major disasters by providing them with grant assistance for debris removal, life-saving emergency protective measures, and restoring public infrastructure.
The assistance is not for homeowners or business owners.
