President Donald Trump’s approval of a federal disaster declaration request from Mississippi will assist in the response to the winter storm that caused widespread damage in the state in late January. Gov. Tate Reeves had sent the request three days prior on Feb. 3.

Thousands in north Mississippi still had no power Monday, more than two weeks since the storm. State emergency officials confirmed Friday the death toll from the disaster had reached at least 29.

The federal declaration Friday included approving public assistance through the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which goes toward repairs for infrastructure such as roads and government buildings. The federal government has not made a decision about individual assistance for the state, Mississippi Emergency Management Agency spokesperson Scott Simmons said.

Simmons said the state is “nowhere near” finished with its damage assessment, which FEMA uses as a basis for approving different types of assistance.

The federal government has stepped in to provide food and supplies across Mississippi, and on Friday approved replacement benefits for SNAP recipients in 15 counties. But it could take a while before residents see direct support through individual assistance, officials told Mississippi Today last week. While a state’s damages have to reach a firm threshold for Public Assistance, FEMA has less rigid guidelines for approving individual assistance.

Funding through public assistance is available for the following places: Alcorn, Bolivar, Calhoun, Carroll, Grenada, Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena, Leflore, Montgomery, Sharkey, Sunflower, Warren, Washington, Webster, and Yazoo counties and for the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians.

Funding for emergency protective measures, which is a subcategory of Public Assistance, is also available in: Adams, Attala, Benton, Claiborne, Coahoma, DeSoto, Hinds, Jefferson, Lafayette, Lee, Marshall, Panola, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Tate, Tippah, Tishomingo, Tunica, Union and Yalobusha counties.