MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Gov. Kay Ivey said President Donald Trump’s Sept. 20 disaster declaration for Alabama has been amended to extend FEMA Public Assistance to additional counties recovering from Hurricane Sally.
The expansion adds Barbour, Butler, Clarke, Coffee, Covington, Crenshaw, Geneva, Houston and Pike counties, along with the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, to the list of jurisdictions eligible to apply for federal help. Combined with four counties declared eligible earlier — Baldwin, Conecuh, Escambia and Mobile — a total of 13 counties and the Poarch Band are now covered.
Public Assistance is FEMA’s largest disaster grant program. Eligible state, county and local governments, as well as certain private nonprofits, may be reimbursed for at least 75 percent of disaster-related costs, including debris removal, emergency protective measures and repairs to public facilities such as roads, bridges, water systems, buildings and utilities. Federal funding is also available on a cost-sharing basis for hazard mitigation work statewide.
“As Alabama continues to recover following the devastating impacts from Hurricane Sally, I am pleased to continue working with FEMA to provide the necessary assistance to our citizens,” Ivey said in a statement.