Federal Disaster Funds Available For Delco After Hurricane Ida

DELAWARE COUNTY, PA — Federal disaster funds are now available for those impacted by Hurricane Ida in Delaware County.

Gov. Tom Wolf Wednesday announced the federal government has granted his request for public assistance to reimburse state agencies, county and municipal governments, and other eligible private non-profits for costs associated with heavy rainfall and severe flooding associated with the remnants of Hurricane Ida to parts of Pennsylvania.

Public Assistance was awarded today to Delaware and Dauphin counties with the goal of helping citizens and businesses get back on their feet.

See full details on how to acquire assistance funds online here.

Public Assistance was previously awarded to Bedford, Bucks, Chester, Fulton, Huntingdon, Luzerne, Montgomery, Philadelphia, Schuylkill, and York counties.

"This storm is one that will long be remembered in communities across the commonwealth," Wolf said. "This federal funding makes a huge difference in how quickly these communities can recover and get back to normal."

Through the Public Assistance program, eligible applicants can be reimbursed up to 75 percent of the costs incurred for specific categories of assistance provided during the response to and recovery from the impacts of Ida in the commonwealth. Examples of expenses that may be reimbursed include costs associated with debris management, repairs to damaged roads and bridges, emergency sheltering of displaced individuals, equipment rentals and materials. State funding has been made available to assist in offsetting the remaining 25 percent.

Over the coming weeks, staff from the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency will hold meetings with applicants to review all application documentation before forwarding it to FEMA. The process is expected to take several weeks, and all reimbursements are handled electronically.

To request Public Assistance, the commonwealth overall must meet a threshold of $19,688,913.

Estimated costs associated with this incident period to date total $45.3 million.

Wolf signed a Proclamation of Disaster Emergency, which is first required to request federal aid, for this storm on Aug. 31.