Rep. Watkins: $150 Million in USDA Disaster-Aid Heading to Kansas’ Second Congressional District

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Steve Watkins, R-Kansas, issued the following news release:

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- $150 Million in USDA Disaster-Aid Heading to Kansas' Second Congressional District

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The United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Rural Housing Service Administration announced it is making $150 million in grants available to rural communities recovering from the effects of recent natural disasters. Seventeen counties in Kansas' Second Congressional District are eligible to receive portions of this funding, which will go toward helping rebuild from this year's disastrous flooding and tornados. Congressman Steve Watkins (KS-02) issued the following statement:

"This disaster assistance is vital to the farmers and ranchers in Kansas who are still in recovery mode from the flooding and tornados that have devastated our communities. I want to thank President Trump and USDA Secretary Perdue for their commitment to Kansas' rural communities during this period of rebuilding."

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has declared the following KS-02 counties as a designated community and therefore eligible to apply for funding: Allen, Anderson, Atchison, Cherokee, Coffey, Doniphan, Franklin, Jefferson, Leavenworth, Linn, Marshall, Montgomery, Nemaha, Neosho, Osage, Wilson, and Woodson counties.