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(Des Moines, IA) -- Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds is asking for a Presidential Disaster Declaration for seven eastern Iowa counties where significant damage was sustained from spring flooding.
The governor requested funding under the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Public Assistance Program for Allamakee, Clayton, Des Moines, Dubuque, Jackson, Lee, and Scott counties for the Mississippi River flooding that occurred from April 24-May 13, 2023.
Flooding caused an more than $6 million worth of damage that could be eligible under the Public Assistance program. Funding from this program is used to rebuild damaged infrastructure that may include roads, bridges, culverts and other public facilities, or to cover costs of emergency work during, and debris removal after, severe weather.
Reynolds has also requested funding to conduct hazard mitigation activities for the entire state.