Press Release: Additional assistance to aid in recovery from the impacts of Tropical Storm Debby was approved today for additional Florida counties. The Public Assistance declaration has been extended to include Bradford, Collier, Duval, Lee, Levy, Madison, Putnam, Santa Rosa and Taylor Counties. Individual Assistance has been approved for Hillsborough, Manatee and Taylor Counties.
Public Assistance provides grant assistance for debris removal and emergency protective measures. Costs for repair, replacement, or restoration of disaster-damaged, publicly-owned facilities can also be covered under Public Assistance. To date twenty-nine counties have been approved for Public Assistance:
·      Baker
·      Bradford
·      Charlotte
·      Citrus
·      Clay
·      Collier
·      Columbia
·      Dixie
·      Duval
·      Franklin
·      Gulf
·      Hamilton
·      Hernando
·      Jefferson
·      Lafayette
·      Lee
·      Levy
·      Liberty
·      Madison
·      Manatee
·      Nassau
·      Pasco
·      Putnam
·      Santa Rosa
·      Sarasota
·      Suwannee
·      Taylor
·      Union
·      Wakulla