A federal preliminary assessment of flood damage to public infrastructure on the Crow and Northern Cheyenne Indian reservations came to $421,545.
Federal Emergency Manage-ment Agency and Montana Disaster and Emergency Services personnel completed the preliminary assessment, which includes Custer and Big Horn counties and the reservations, according to Montana Disaster and Emergency Services.
"While this does not meet the threshold for providing federal assistance through FEMA, we are committed to helping these communities recover," Dan Mc-Gowan, administrator for DES, wrote in a release. "We will continue to work with volunteer agencies and other federal agencies in pursuing assistance. An unmet needs committee will assist in determining other sources of help for individuals.
"Tribal officials have estimated damages in the millions, including $1.5 million in agricultural losses and about $1 million in expenses for the tribal response.
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