DAYTON, Ohio — On Monday morning at the Dayton Demonstration Center, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine delivered some news for those desperately waiting for help after the devastating tornados.

That help could be on the way, and it could be coming from Washington.

• Governor DeWine is asking for federal help in Ohio’s tornado recovery effort
• He’s sending a 30-page plea to FEMA asking for funding for those who lost homes
• FEMA and the Trump Administration will decide whether or not to grant funding

“Tomorrow we will be sending a letter to FEMA, we’re outlining the magnitude of this disaster, and we are asking for assistance from the federal government for individuals,” said DeWine.

Governor DeWine is calling in backup— two weeks after a record 21 tornadoes touched down in a single day.

“FEMA was here the last few days, did assessments of about eighteen hundred separate structures, of those eighteen hundred, they range anywhere from total destruction, to slight damage,” said DeWine.

The tornadoes tore through 10 counties—destroying 500 buildings in their wake.

Despite the wide-scale damage, the governor says help isn’t guaranteed.

“We don’t know what the response is going to be, from the federal government, they could make that designation, for example, for one county, three counties, ten counties, or none,” said DeWine.

But some help could be coming from within the community.

Governor DeWine got a tour of Trimble—a Dayton-area business that optimizes construction equipment. They're feeling the devastation first hand.

“We’ve had a number of employees impacted, so we have taken action to help our employees recover from that,” said Steve Berglund, Trimble CEO.

Berglund says Trimble’s technology can get disaster zones on the road to recovery.

“Whenever there has been a natural disaster, a reconstructive effort, we are typically there in a number of different capacities…one is mapping the damage, actually being able to put a point on a map relative to it,” said Berglund.

Whether that technology will be utilized is unclear and depends largely on those who contract out the recovery effort.

“It will be up to the Trump administration and FEMA to decide whether this funding is granted or not,” said DeWine.

Like the governor said, that letter will be delivered on Tuesday.

He says there’s no timeline as to whether Ohio will receive that aid from FEMA.