President Donald J. Trump Approves Georgia Disaster Declaration

 

Office of the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 12, 2021 President Donald J. Trump Approves Georgia Disaster Declaration   Today, President Donald J. Trump declared that a major disaster exists in the State of Georgia and ordered Federal assistance to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by Tropical Storm Zeta on October 29, 2020.    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 Tropical Storm Zeta in the counties of Banks, Carroll, Cherokee, Dawson, Douglas, Fannin, Forsyth, Franklin, Gilmer, Habersham, Hall, Haralson, Heard, Lumpkin, Paulding, Pickens, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union, and White.   Federal funding is also available on a cost-sharing basis for hazard mitigation measures statewide.   Pete Gaynor, Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Department of Homeland Security, named Leda Khoury 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.