In response to heavy storm damage, the federal government will be providing aid to the state of California, as announced by the White House April 3, after President Joe Biden issued a major disaster declaration.
While storms have persistently pounded the state so far this year, the statement notes that relief is aimed at assisting local recovery efforts in areas affected by “severe winter storms, straight-line winds, flooding, landslides, and mudslides beginning on February 21, and continuing,” according to the announcement. Funding will include “grants for temporary housing and home repairs, low-cost loans to cover uninsured property losses, and other programs.”
Biden appointed Andrew F. Grant of the Federal Emergency Management Association (FEMA) to head recovery efforts.
