FEMA Approves Nearly $4 Million in Funding to Help Communities Recover from Recent Disasters in New Jersey and New York

NEW YORK -FEMA has announced the approval of nearly $4 million in post-disaster funding for Public Assistance in New Jersey and New York. This program empowers states, local communities, tribes and territories to recover and 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.

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:

• Nearly $1.3 million to reimburse Hunterdon Medical Center in New Jersey for emergency staffing measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 during the pandemic.
• Nearly $643,000 to reimburse the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services for emergency staffing measures taken to prevent the spread of COVID-19 during the pandemic.
• More than $334,000 to the Essex County Department of Public Works in New York to repair ditches, embankments, guard rails and other structural support damaged by severe storms and flooding across the county.

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.