WASHINGTON, D.C., USA — Federal aid is coming to Minnesota after severe storms and rising waters flooded the state.
On Monday, FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, announced aid will be available to Minnesotans to supplement recovery efforts beginning on June 16.
Funding is available to state, tribal and eligible local governments and certain nonprofits on a cost-sharing basis. The money can be used for emergency work and the repair or replacement of facilities damaged by storms and flooding.
The following 22 counties are approved for FEMA aid:
- Blue Earth
- Carver
- Cass
- Cook
- Cottonwood
- Faribault
- Fillmore
- Freeborn
- Goodhue
- Jackson
- Lake
- Le Sueur
- Murray
- Nobles
- Pipestone
- Rice
- Rock
- St. Louis
- Steele
- Wabasha
- Waseca
- Watonwan
Funding is also available on a cost-sharing basis for federal recovery operations in affected areas. Additional designations may be available at a later date. Over the weekend, information from the office of Governor Tim Walz said 20 other counties are currently under review for federal assistance.
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