Northern Michigan is poised to receive $50 million in federal disaster relief to aid in the recovery from a devastating ice storm that swept through the region in late March.

Fifty-million dollars in federal aid is coming to Northern Michigan after months of local and state officials advocating for relief after the historic ice storm swept through

President Donald Trump has approved Michigan’s request for a disaster declaration to help communities recover from the large ice storm that struck northern Michigan earlier this year. The State of Michigan says that the declaration opens the path for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Public Assistance to provide aid to Alcona,