Trump Administration Delivers More Than $4 Million Through FEMA to Help Communities Recover from Recent Disasters in Alaska

BOTHELL, Wash. - Today, FEMA announced the approval of more than $4 million in post-disaster Public Assistance funding for Alaska. This program empowers states, local communities, and tribes to recover from disasters, to rebuild more resilient, safer communities 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.

FEMA disburses this money to states, tribes 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 $1.1 million to the Shaktoolik Native Village for permanent repairs to the community berm from the October 2024 west coast storm.
• More than $789,000 to the City of Craig to fund the repair or replacement of road surface, shoulder, culverts, embankments, wing walls and ditches damaged in the November 2023 severe storms, flooding and landslides.
• More than $394,000 to Circle Native Community to fund the repair and replacement of building contents damaged in the 2023 spring flooding.
• More than $161,000 to the City of Kotzebue to fund tent wall structure repair or replacement as a result of October 2024 west coast storm.

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.

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