08
Mar
Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared that a major disaster exists for the Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria and ordered federal aid to supplement the Tribal Nation’s efforts in the areas affected by an earthquake from December 20, 2022, to January 1, 2023. Federal funding is available to the Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for emergency work and the repair or replacement of facilities damaged by the earthquake. Federal funding is also available on a cost-sharing basis for hazard mitigation measures for the Bear River Band…