While in his home state on Sunday, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared that a major disaster exists in the state of Delaware and ordered Federal assistance to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by the remnants of Hurricane Ida from Sept. 1 to Sept. 7.
Federal funding is available to state 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 remnants of Hurricane Ida in New Castle County.
Federal funding is also available on a cost-sharing basis for hazard mitigation measures statewide.
The determination was made by FEMA that “the impact to individuals and households in New Castle County is not of the severity and magnitude to warrant designation of Individual Assistance.”
Much of the damage to individual households took place in an area of the Eastside of Wilmington, where Brandywine Creek overflowed.
Deanne Criswell, Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Department of Homeland Security, named Mark Kenneth O’Hanlon 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 state and warranted by the results of further damage assessments.
Delaware Emergency Management Agency Director AJ Schall said, “We are grateful that the request to aid affected governments and nonprofits, was approved and are hopeful that FEMA will be able to provide support directly to our residents who are still struggling to recover from this historic event.
To submit eligible projects, state and local government agencies and eligible nonprofits can register here.
To apply for Small Business Administration (SBA) Disaster Loan Assistance, businesses, nonprofits, homeowners, and renters can log in here. or contact the SBA Customer Service Center at 1-800-659-2955 (TTY/TDD: 1-or by emailing disastercustomerservice@sba.gov
