President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Alaska Disaster Declaration | The White House

Immediately, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared {that a} main catastrophe exists within the State of Alaska and ordered Federal help to complement state, tribal, and native restoration efforts within the space affected by a landslide on Might 7, 2022.

Federal funding is on the market to state, tribal, and eligible native governments and sure personal nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing foundation for emergency work and the restore or alternative of services broken by the landslide within the Kenai Peninsula Borough.

Federal funding can be accessible on a cost-sharing foundation for hazard mitigation measures statewide.

Deanne Criswell, Administrator, Federal Emergency Administration Company (FEMA), Division of Homeland Safety, named Yolanda J. Jackson because the Federal Coordinating Officer for Federal restoration operations within the affected areas. 

Extra designations could also be made at a later date if requested by the state and warranted by the outcomes of additional harm assessments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION MEDIA SHOULD CONTACT THE  FEMA NEWS DESK AT (202) 646-3272 OR FEMA-NEWS-DESK@FEMA.DHS.GOV.