$11M in federal aid for WA flood victims handed out as deadline passes

The deadline has passed to apply for federal assistance in response to Washington’s flooding last year, with over $11 million distributed so far.

More than 1,200 households have tapped the funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The cutoff to apply was last week, but some applications are still being processed, so the $11.2 million handed out is likely to rise.

“I appreciate the hard work of so many to get the word out to Washingtonians that this funding was available to them,” Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson said in a statement. “I’m glad that so many Washingtonians got assistance to help them recover following December’s historic flooding.”

Still, it’s just over half of the sum Ferguson requested based on initial estimates of the need and that President Donald Trump OK’ed earlier this year.

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