RUIDOSO, N.M. (KTSM) —The federal government issued a Major Disaster Declaration for New Mexico this month to provide funding for communities that experienced damage from the floods, according to New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham’s Office.
The declaration has made financial assistance available to individuals, households, and businesses in Lincoln County with losses or damage caused by the flooding.
Residents can apply for the assistance at https://www.disasterassistance.gov/ or by calling 1-800-621-3362.
“This federal declaration delivers the action we sought for a community that has shown incredible resilience through repeated disasters,” Grisham said. “The people of Lincoln County deserve every resource we can provide, and we will continue working until every family and business in New Mexico has fully recovered.”
The declaration also approves funding for emergency work and debris removal for Lincoln County, the governor’s office said.
This funding will come in the form of reimbursement for 75 percent of costs for response operations, emergency work, and debris removal from public property, Lujan Grisham’s Office said.
New Mexico continues to push for additional federal resources for permanent repairs to public infrastructure and to add more counties for federal assistance, such as Chaves, Otero, and Valencia counties.
“This Major Disaster Declaration for Lincoln County will unlock funding needed for disaster response, and we will continue to push President Trump to grant the State’s Major Disaster Declaration request for Chaves, Otero, and Valencia Counties and authorize additional Public Assistance to make sure that all New Mexicans impacted by this disaster are provided with the federal support necessary to rebuild,” the New Mexico Delegation said.
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