FEMA Approves more than $13 million in funding to Help Communities Recover from Recent Disasters and Strengthen Their Resilience Against Future Disasters in Kansas, Iowa,[...]

KANSAS CITY, MO - Today, FEMA announced the approval of more than $13 million in post-disaster funding for Public Assistance and Hazard Mitigation Grant Program projects in Kansas, Iowa, Missouri, and Nebraska. 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 funding approved today includes more than $13 million under FEMA's Public Assistance program awarded across Kansas, Iowa, 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 $1.3 million to the Grand Island Regional Medical Center in Grand Island, NE to reimburse them for emergency measures used to employ staff during the COVID-19 pandemic.
• More than $830,000 for the Adair County Memorial Hospital in Iowa to repair or replace public buildings that were damaged by severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding in May 2024.
• Nearly $335,000 to the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, KS for costs related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Nearly $175,000 to the Ozarks Medical Center in West Plains, MO for costs related to the COVID-19 pandemic

In addition, FEMA is awarding more than $408,000 for projects in Iowa and 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 and territory governments as well as 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.

Examples of projects awarded through Hazard Mitigation Grant Program funding approved today include:

• Nearly $289,000 to the State of Nebraska for state costs related to severe storms and straight-line winds that occurred on July 31, 2024, and resulted in a Presidential Disaster Declaration.
• Nearly $120,000 to the City of Sioux Rapids, Iowa to buy out properties that were severely damaged during the severe storms and tornadoes in 2024.

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.

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