Heavy rains and thunder storms that washed out county roads in hundreds of places in May and June were enough for President Obama to include Story County in a Presidential Disaster Declaration, according to a recent release from the Story County Emergency Management Association.
The declaration will make federal public assistance funds available for emergency work and for the repair or replacement of disaster-damaged facilities. The Iowa Individual Assistance program is also available for individual damages for households earning 200 percent of the poverty threshold. Thats a maximum income of $39,060 for a family of three.
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The grant application and instructions are available at the “Disaster Assistance” link on the Iowa Department of Human Services website: www.dhs.iowa.gov. Within Story County the Iowa Individual Assistance program is being administered by Mid-Iowa Community Action and they can be reached at 515-956-3333.
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