How much money FEMA approved for disaster recovery and resilience
The Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA, approved more than 1.4 billion dollars nationwide on July 2 2026 in FEMA funding for disaster recovery and resilience projects. The money moves through 3 federal programs. Public Assistance, which pays state, tribal, territorial and local governments and some nonprofits to clear debris and rebuild public infrastructure, made up 1.36 billion dollars of the total across 432 projects. The Hazard Mitigation Grant Program, money that pays communities to rebuild in ways that reduce damage from the next disaster, made up 70.7 million dollars across 25 projects, and only becomes available after a president has already declared a disaster. Individual Assistance, the part of the program that reaches households directly rather than governments, made up the smallest share, 13.9 million dollars, across 9 state programs.
Public Assistance, the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program and Individual Assistance are 3 separate federal programs FEMA approved this funding through, not 3 parts of one payment to any single community.
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| Public Assistance | 1,360 |
| Hazard Mitigation | 70.7 |
| Individual Assistance | 13.9 |
Where the biggest single dollar amounts went
Tennessee received more than 152.8 million dollars for debris removal tied to Tropical Storm Helene, and Texas received nearly 120 million dollars for its own debris removal effort. Public power utilities also received money to repair the grid after storms. The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority received more than 39.7 million dollars in hazard mitigation funding tied to Hurricane Maria, the Great Lakes Energy Cooperative in Michigan received more than 27.8 million dollars for debris removal, and the Omaha Public Power District received more than 23.6 million dollars for permanent repairs.
Tennessee and Texas figures pay for debris removal. The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, Great Lakes Energy Cooperative and Omaha Public Power District figures pay utilities to repair or permanently rebuild the grid.
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| Tennessee | 152.8 |
| Texas | 120 |
| Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority | 39.7 |
| Great Lakes Energy Cooperative | 27.8 |
| Omaha Public Power District | 23.6 |
A single 2021 storm paid for new storm sewers in Dearborn, Michigan
Of the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program total, 8.1 million dollars is the second phase of an 8.4 million dollar award to Dearborn, Michigan, plus 149,000 dollars for grant management. FEMA pays 90% of the eligible cost and Dearborn pays the remaining 10%. The money pays for about 6,200 feet of new storm sewers, grade protection structures and flap gates between Chase Road and Greenfield Avenue. It responds to major floods in 2014 and 2018 and a 1,000 year rainfall event in 2021 that flooded the basements of 2 out of every 3 homes in Dearborn.
Robert Fenton, the Senior Official Performing the Duties of the FEMA Administrator, said the agency is moving fast to get the money out.
FEMA is committed to quickly delivering funding to communities recovering from disasters.
Robert Fenton, Senior Official Performing the Duties of the FEMA Administrator. Source 1.
What this funding round does not pay for
Nothing in this release pays for backup power such as a generator. The closest thing to power infrastructure resilience in it is more than 1.5 million dollars for Brown County, South Dakota and Bonner County, Idaho combined, to move overhead power lines underground.