FEMA Approves Nearly $43 Million in Funding to Help Communities Recover from Recent Disasters and Strengthen Their Resilience Against Future Disasters in Alaska, Oregon and[...]

BOTHELL, Wash. - Today, FEMA announced the approval of nearly $43 million in post-disaster and mitigation funding for Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation Grant Program and Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities projects and assistance programs in Alaska, Oregon and Washington. These programs empower states, local communities and tribes to recover from disasters, rebuild safer and more resilient 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 and programs that deliver safety and security to the American people.

The funding announced today includes more than $17 million under FEMA's Public Assistance program awarded across Alaska, Oregon and Washington, including Tununak Native Village in Alaska. 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 announced today include:

• Nearly $2.9 million to the city of Napakiak, Alaska, for debris removal operations for Napakiak Creek and private property and roads as a result of ex-Typhoon Halong.
• Nearly $1.3 million to the Eugene Water & Electric Board in Oregon for permanent repairs to transmission lines from 2024 severe winter storms, straight-line winds, landslides and mudslides.
• More than $1.4 million to Washington State Patrol for fire suppression measures during the Boyds Fire in 2018.
• Nearly $111,000 to Tununak Native Village in Alaska for debris removal operations as a result of ex-Typhoon Halong.

FEMA is also awarding nearly $5 million for projects in Alaska, Oregon and Washington 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 or local governments and Tribal Nations take proactive mitigation measures such as acquiring hazard-prone homes and businesses, adopting and enforcing building codes and standards, protecting against floods through elevations and drainage improvement projects, building safe rooms and upgrading utilities and infrastructure.

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

• Nearly $2.6 million to Alaska for seismic retrofits for the College Gate Elementary School ceiling system in Anchorage.
• More than $563,000 to Washington to fund generators and emergency power following the 2024 Slide Ranch Fire on Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation tribal land and in Yakima County.

FEMA also approved more than $20 million for FEMA Region 10 through the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities, a program to empower states, local governments, and Tribal Nations to take decisive, proactive steps to protect their communities from potential disasters like fires, floods, earthquakes and hurricanes. This federal investment generates jobs, protects private property, strengthens infrastructure, reduces the cost of future disasters and-most importantly-save lives. The program maximizes state and local responsibility for resilience and risk reduction. This funding prioritizes infrastructure resilience by funding construction projects that are ready to implement and incentivizes the adoption of the latest hazard-resistant building codes.

Projects funded through Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities funding announced today include:

• Nearly $14.6 million to Oregon to fund the integration of a Tsunami Vertical Evacuation Refuge Structure (TVERS) into the Columbia Memorial Hospital in Astoria.
• Nearly $4.7 million to Metlakatla Indian Community in Alaska to raise the Chester Lake Dam 10 feet to increase water storage capacity and reduce power limitations and potable water availability concerns during drought conditions for the community of Annette Island Reserve.

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 awards 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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