01/15/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 01/15/2025 10:26
The FEMA Public Assistance Program provides supplemental grants to state, tribal, territorial, and local governments, and certain types of private non-profits so communities can quickly respond to and recover from major disasters or emergencies.
Through the Public Assistance Program, FEMA provides supplemental Federal grant assistance for debris removal, emergency protective measures, and the restoration of disaster-damaged, publicly owned facilities and specific facilities of certain Private Non-Profit organizations. The Public Assistance Program also encourages protection of these damaged facilities from future incidents by providing assistance for hazard mitigation measures.
The four basic components of eligibility are applicant, facility, work and cost.
FEMA distributes approved grant funds to the State of Tennessee when projects are complete and verified. Tennessee then distributes funds to the entities that completed the eligible projects.