President Obama has declared a federal disaster for the state of Kansas. Federal aid has been ordered to assist state and local recovery efforts for the area hit by severe storms on April 14th and 15th.
Federal funding is available to eligible governments and certain private nonprofit organizations in Edwards, Ellsworth, Harper, Hodgeman, Jewell, Kiowa, Mitchell, Osborne, Rice, Rush, Russell, Sedgwick, Stafford and Sumner counties.