FEMA recently announced it had approved more than $1 billion in funding to empower states to recover from recent disasters and invest in resiliency for the future.
The funding approved more than $950 million from FEMA’s Public Assistance program that empowers states and local communities to recover from disasters, rebuild safer and more resilient communities and protect infrastructure from future events. The funding project includes repairs to critical infrastructure, public building restoration, road repairs and reimbursement for costs incurred after a disaster.
“These funds support recovery and empower state and local emergency management agencies to improve their ability to handle future disasters,” FEMA Administrator Cameron Hamilton said. “We will continue strengthening national security and resilience in our communities across the nation and return power to the American people.”
Included in the Public Assistance funding are $10.9 million to the Perry County Board of Education in Kentucky for repairs to the Robinson Elementary School buildings damaged in flooding that occurred in that area in 2022, $10.5 million to the North Carolina Department of Transportation for repairs to roads and bridges damaged by Hurricane Helene in 2024, and more than $1.9 million to the County of Hawaii for repairs to the Haokea Place Water Line caused by damage from the Hona Low Weather System in March 2026.
The funding also included more than $95 million as part of the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program that helps state, local and territorial governments reduce the risk of future disasters through projects like adopting and enforcing building codes and standards, protecting against flood through elevations and drainage improvements and upgrading utilities and infrastructure. Included in that funding is $4.7 million for an uninterruptible power system for the Auxilio Mutuo Hospital in Puerto Rico, $1.9 million for the city of Santa Fe, New Mexico to protect again future flooding and more than $390,000 to elevate homes in the City of Winter Springs, Florida.
Lastly, FEMA approved more than $11 million through Individual Assistance grants for more than 35,000 households for post disaster needs, including nearly $6.7 million for South Carolina’s Disaster Case Management services following Hurricane Helene, and $250,000 to the San Carlos Apache Tribe in Arizona for Crisis Counseling Services after storms and flooding on the San Carlos Indian Reservation.