President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Amends South Carolina Major Disaster Declaration

Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. made additional disaster assistance available to the State of South Carolina by authorizing an increase in the level of Federal funding for debris removal undertaken in the State of South Carolina as a result of Hurricane Helene.

Under the President's order today, Federal funds for debris removal, including direct Federal assistance has been increased to 100 percent of the total eligible costs for a period of 120 days of the State's choosing within the first 180 days from the start of the incident period, starting September 25.

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