FEMA Approves More than $2.4 Million in Funding to Help Montana Recover from Recent Disasters and Strengthen Resilience Against Future Disasters

DENVER - Today, FEMA announced the approval of more than $2.4 million in post-disaster funding for Public Assistance and Fire Management Assistance Grants in Montana. These programs empower states, local communities, tribes and territories to recover from disasters, rebuild safer and more resilient 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 and programs that deliver safety and security to the American people.

The funding approved today includes nearly $1.8 million under FEMA's Public Assistance program awarded across the state.

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 Public Assistance program will fund projects that 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.

Projects reimbursed through Public Assistance funding approved today include:

• More than $870,000 to the City of Billings for water treatment plant repair.
• More than $488,000 to Northern Lights, Inc. for repair and replacement of utility poles and transformers.
• Over $160,000 to Montana Disaster and Emergency Services for disaster management costs.
• More than $140,000 to Ravalli County Electric Cooperative for repair and replacement of utility poles and transformers.
• Nearly $127,000 to the City of Missoula for disaster management costs.

These awards are the latest example 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 is also awarding more than $621,000 under the Fire Management Assistance Grant program for reimbursement for wildfire suppression costs to the state of Montana. This funding is for costs for fighting the Poverty Flats Fire.

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.