The Federal Emergency Management Agency sent preliminary damage assessment teams into the area last week to get a firsthand look at the flooding damage. The teams are working their way down the rivers, village by village.
Palin said hundreds of Alaskans have been displaced and many have lost their homes.
"The next step in a state's rebuilding process after a natural disaster is to request our federal government's assistance," the governor said in a statement Monday.
According to the governor, almost 300 buildings and miles of roads have been damaged by the floods.
Federal and state agencies are working together to help provide affected communities with drinking water, food and communication.
Meanwhile, river-watch teams have been recalled and no new ice jams are expected to occur this year, according to Jeremy Zidek, a spokesman for the Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.
An agency incident manager is in Stevens to gather damage estimates there. Agency personnel also are in Fairbanks to work with the Tanana Chiefs Conference to help evacuees from Tanana and Stevens.
Flood waters are slowly receding in Emmonak and Alakanuk. The runways in both communities are usable.
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