New federal funding is available to cover public expenses prompted by flooding this August in Addison County.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced late Friday that President Joe Biden had approved a major disaster declaration related to the severe storms and flooding that struck the county from Aug. 3-5.

In that round of flooding, which followed others in July, Middlebury received more than 6 inches of rain, and the adjacent towns of Ripton and East Middlebury more than 3 inches. The storms inundated downtown Middlebury, including the town’s police department, and elsewhere in the county caused landslides, damaged homes and cut off roads.

The latest declaration will provide public assistance to state and local governments, as well as some nonprofits, to cover emergency work, repair and replacement of infrastructure damaged by the storms, FEMA said in a press release. The declaration unlocks FEMA Public Assistance Program funding to reimburse municipalities for 75% of funds already spent on things like debris removal, road and public building repairs, and staff overtime responding to and cleaning up after the storm.

The designation does not qualify Addison County residents for individual assistance.

In a separate press release issued Monday, Vermont Emergency Management said that federal assessors had tallied more than $1.2 million in costs incurred by public entities in the August storm that would qualify for reimbursement thanks to the declaration.

Late last month, Gov. Phil Scott requested major disaster declarations for early August covering both Addison and Rutland counties. But according to FEMA spokesperson Tiana Suber, only Addison County was included in Friday’s declaration.

FEMA said in its release that the agency could issue additional declarations at a later date.