CONCORD, N.H. – Governor Kelly Ayotte announced today that President Donald Trump granted her request for a major disaster declaration in response to severe storms and flooding from June 10-11 that resulted in significant costs to local communities in Carroll County.
“I want to thank President Trump for approving this important relief for New Hampshire. Securing this funding was a result of the strong partnership between New Hampshire’s Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, local officials, and our partners at FEMA,” said Governor Ayotte. “Severe storms can cause devastating damage to communities, leaving them with costs that far exceed their annual budgets. This disaster declaration will help the Town of Madison, Edelweiss Village, and other communities impacted by the June storm recover the costs of repairing that damage, and we will continue working closely with local officials to help these communities recover and make them whole again.”
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), working with State and local emergency management officials, completed a Preliminary Damage Assessment, finding that the statewide cost for response efforts related to this event totaled $3,122,573.04.
The declaration allows communities in Carroll County to move forward with seeking federal funding assistance.
“We want to thank all the communities who participated in the preliminary damage assessment process to help us meet the state threshold and make this disaster declaration possible,” said Robert Buxton, Director of The New Hampshire Department of Safety’s Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (HSEM). “This declaration will provide a step toward recovery in the communities that experienced damages from the severe storms and flooding in June. We will continue to assist communities with the process of making repairs and working on mitigation projects to prevent similar problems in the future.”
HSEM will contact communities in the affected counties to set up briefings to explain the process of applying for assistance. The briefings will be a combination of in-person and online. Agencies that are eligible for receiving assistance include local, county and state agencies as well as nonprofits that provide critical services.
