President Donald J. Trump Approves Montana Disaster Declaration

Office of the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 24, 2019

President Donald J. Trump Approves Montana Disaster Declaration   Today, President Donald J. Trump declared that a major disaster exists in the State of Montana and ordered Federal assistance to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by flooding from March 20 to April 10, 2019. 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 flooding in the counties of Daniels, Lake, McCone, Park, Powder River, Stillwater, Treasure, and Valley. Federal funding is also available on a cost-sharing basis for hazard mitigation measures statewide. Pete Gaynor, Acting Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Department of Homeland Security, named Nathan Knapp 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. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION MEDIA SHOULD CONTACT THE FEMA NEWS DESK AT (202) 646-3272 OR FEMA-NEWS-DESK@FEMA.DHS.GOV.