The president has issued a major disaster declaration for New Jersey, the governor announced Thursday.The declaration will provide federal assistance to supplement statewide recovery efforts affected by the COVID-19 pandemic that began Jan. 20, Gov. Phil Murphy said.
“With our major disaster declaration approved, New Jersey will now have access to greater essential federal support to help our residents through this emergency,” he said. “This declaration will allow us to lift remaining bureaucratic barriers to assistance and enhance our statewide response to COVID-19. "I am grateful to the administration and the Federal Emergency Management Agency for their collaboration and coordination in supporting our response and recovery efforts to COVID-19 in New Jersey," he added.
In his March 23 request, Murphy requested two types of statewide assistance, including individual assistance, which provides assistance to individuals and households, and public assistance, which includes assistance for emergency work and the repair or replacement of disaster-damaged facilities.
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