Today, FEMA announced the recent approval of more than $60 million in post-disaster funding for Public Assistance and Hazard Mitigation Grant Program projects in Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. These programs empower states, local communities, tribes and territories to recover to rebuild more resilient, safer communities and protect infrastructure from future events. With this funding, President Donald J. Trump is keeping his promise to reform federal disaster support and ensure that taxpayer money is spent only on projects that deliver safety and security to the American people.
The recent funding includes nearly $52 million under FEMA’s Public Assistance program awarded across 7 southeastern states.
FEMA disburses this money to states and local communities because they are best positioned to know how these funds will be most effectively spent. The funded projects include repairs to critical infrastructure, restoration of public buildings, road repairs and reimbursement for costs incurred to ensure public health and safety after a disaster.
Examples of projects reimbursed through Public Assistance funding include:
- More than $979,000 to Leon County, FL to fund debris removal operations resulting from Hurricane Helene.
- More than $948,000 to the City of New Albany, MS, to fund debris removal operations resulting from the severe winter storm in January 2026.
- More than $938,000 to the University of Tennessee Medical Center to reimburse emergency measures to prevent the spread of COVID.
- More than $937,000 to Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital Nonprofit Corporation to reimburse emergency measures to prevent the spread of COVID.
In addition, FEMA is awarding nearly $9 million for projects in three southeastern states including Florida, Georgia and Tennessee that will prevent, eliminate or reduce future disaster-related damage. This money is being distributed through FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program. Through this program, state, local and territory governments as well as Tribal Nations take proactive mitigation measures such as acquiring hazard-prone homes and businesses, adopting and enforcing building codes and standards, protecting against floods through elevations and drainage improvement projects, building safe rooms and upgrading utilities and infrastructure.
Examples of projects reimbursed through Hazard Mitigation Grant Program funding include:
- Nearly $969,000 to the state of Georgia to purchase generators and emergency power statewide following Hurricane Idalia.
- Nearly $709,000 to the state of Georgia for developing a stormwater mitigation plan in the City of Statesboro.
- More than $690,000 to the Florida Division of Emergency Management to fund property acquisitions, elevations, mitigation reconstruction, and floodproofing in the City of Oldsmar.
FEMA coordinates directly with the state on all hazard mitigation projects. This aligns with FEMA’s principles of ensuring that disaster recovery and mitigation is state-led and federally supported.
These projects are the latest examples of billions of dollars in disaster recovery provided by FEMA to support state and local communities as they work to rebuild from recent natural disasters.
FEMA continues its renewed commitment to help communities recover from disasters like hurricanes, severe storms, tornadoes and wildfires while making them more resilient from future disasters.