Trump Administration Delivers More Than $33 Million Through FEMA to Help Communities Recover from Recent Disasters and Strengthen Their Resilience Against Future Disasters in[...]

Today, FEMA announced the approval of more than $33 million in post-disaster funding for Public Assistance and the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program projects in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska. These programs empower states, local communities, tribes and territories to recover from disasters and to 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 funding approved today includes more than $24.7 million under FEMA's Public Assistance program awarded across Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska.

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 approved today include:

• More than $22.4 million to Perry County School District No. 32, in Missouri for permanent repairs to the high school building.
• More than $420,000 to Washington County, Nebraska for the repair or replacement of culverts and related components throughout the county.
• More than $229,000 to Western Cooperative Electric Association in Kansas to repair or replace utility poles, conductors, crossarms, and other related components.
• More than $170,000 to Iowa Department of Natural Resources to repair and replace levees and roads throughout the Nishnabotna Wildlife Unit areas.

FEMA is also awarding more than $8.5 million for a project in Nebraska 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 or territorial governments and Tribal Nations take proactive mitigation measures such as acquiring hazard-prone homes and businesses, protecting against floods through elevations and drainage improvement projects, building safe rooms and upgrading utilities and infrastructure.

The award for Hazard Mitigation Grant Program funding approved today includes:

• More than $8.5 million to Nebraska for the removal and relocation of an existing aerial sewer trunk line crossing located above Copper Creek in the city of Bellevue.

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 to future disasters.