President Joe Biden has signed the Major Disaster Declaration requested by the County of Monterey and the State of California. According to Monterey County Supervisor Luis Alejo, Federal Emergency Management Agency workers and assistance will now be deployed to help the community of Pajaro. "The people of Pajaro do so much to put food on the tables of millions of Americans, and they are now needing the support and assistance of our federal and state agencies to recover from these devastating floods," wrote Alejo on Twitter. The approved Presidential Major Disaster Declaration will provide eligible counties with housing assistance, food aid, counseling, medical services, and legal services. It would also provide public assistance to help state, tribal and local governments with ongoing emergency response costs and hazard mitigation to help state and local governments reduce the risks and impacts of future disasters, the governor's office reported.Alejo said, "We were in contact with the governor's office every day with the White House, asking when was that going to get signed? Because the help is needed desperately here in Pajaro and every day, we have residents and small businesses asking us, what is that FEMA help that arrived in our community? And we didn't have a good answer until now. We can now tell the community help is on its way."The counties of Calaveras, Kern, Los Angeles, Mariposa, Monterey, San Benito, Santa Cruz, Tulare and Tuolumne were all named in the announcement.Residents of Pajaro have been asking officials where FEMA is and when federal aid can be expected since the flooding started.Director of communications for Monterey County, Nick Pasculli called it a victory and pointed out that they've been approved for both individual and public assistance. "So, this provides for opportunities not only for folks that own their own homes, but even for renters. So, there's a tremendous amount of support that's available for renters and homeowners. In addition, there's support for businesses and nonprofit organizations, which is critically important because we know a lot of businesses got affected in Pajaro as well."This is a developing story. Stay with KSBW 8 for the latest.