The door may be open for Greene County to apply for federal funds to replace the Raccoon River Valley Trail bridge that was severely damaged two weeks ago by ice making its way down the river.
Gov Kim Reynolds on Wednesday received work that additional assistance is now available to public and nonprofit entities in flood-impacted counties including Greene County.
A disaster declaration issued by President Trump on March 23 made 56 counties eligible to apply for emergency work and emergency protective measures assistance under the federal Public Assistance Program.
Twenty of those counties are now eligible to apply for additional assistance for permanent work through the Public Assistance Program, to include the replacement or repair of disaster damaged facilities such as roads, bridges, and public buildings. The counties that may now apply for permanent work assistance under the Public Assistance Program are: Buena Vista, Cherokee, Crawford, Dallas, Franklin, Fremont, Greene, Harrison, Ida, Jasper, Lyon, Marshall, Mills, Monona, Polk, Pottawattamie, Shelby, Sioux, Winneshiek, and Wright.
Additional counties may be added to the Presidential Disaster Declaration for the Public Assistance Program.
The Presidential Disaster Declaration also made available federal Individual Assistance for five counties, which provides aid to eligible homeowners, renters, and businesses. Residents in Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, and Woodbury counties are eligible to apply for this program, regardless of income.
