FEMA Approves More Than $5 Million in Funding to Help New Hampshire Recover from Recent Disasters

BOSTON - Today, FEMA announced the approval of more than $5 million in post-disaster funding for Public Assistance projects in the State of New Hampshire. This funding is part of nearly $142 million in post-disaster and fire management funding for Public Assistance projects and Fire Management Assistance Grants projects across the six New England states. 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.

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.

Projects reimbursed through Public Assistance funding approved today in New Hampshire include:

• Over $2.6 million to the New Hampshire Electric CO-OP (NHEC) for repairs to its system caused by the March 2023 storms and flooding, including replacing about 115 broken poles. The project also buried more than 15,000 feet of power lines underground to make them more resilient against future disasters.
• Over $931,000 to the New Hampshire Electric CO-OP (NHEC) for repairs to poles, power lines, and transformers damaged by the January 2024 storms and flooding.
• Over $1.6 million to the New Hampshire Department of Safety, Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Management, for the cost of administering assistance for the March 2018 storms.
• Over $130,000 to the Town of Monroe for the cost of road repairs following the July 2024 storms.

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.