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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Apr 24, 2020

President Donald Trump today issued a disaster declaration freeing up federal assistance for eight Tennessee counties slammed by heavy storms and tornadoes in mid-April, the Times Free Press reports. The president's action makes federal funding available to affected individuals as well state and local recovery efforts in Bradley and Hamilton counties. Individual assistance includes grants for temporary housing and home repairs, low-cost loans to cover uninsured property losses and other programs to help individuals and business owners recover. Those eligible for assistance can begin the application process at disasterassistance.gov and can get help by calling 800-621-3362. In addition, the declaration makes funding available to state and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for emergency work as well as repair or replacement of facilities damaged in six other counties: Campbell, Marion, Monroe, Polk, Scott and Washington.