PHILADELPHIA, PA — The Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved more than $28 million in disaster recovery and mitigation funding for projects across Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and Washington, D.C., supporting infrastructure repairs, disaster-related reimbursements and flood-prevention upgrades.
The funding package, approved May 27, includes $27.5 million through FEMA’s Public Assistance program and an additional $900,000 through its Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.
Public Assistance funding reimburses state and local governments for costs associated with disaster response and recovery, including infrastructure repairs, restoration of public facilities and emergency protective measures.
Among the projects receiving funding is $645,160 for the West Virginia Division of Highways to repair road damage caused by storms and flooding in June 2025.
Pennsylvania will receive $196,193 for Tioga County to repair damage resulting from Tropical Storm Debby in 2024.
In Maryland, the City of Baltimore will receive $818,427 for expenses incurred during efforts to limit the spread of COVID-19 in 2020. The District of Columbia’s Office of Contracts and Procurement will receive $556,290 for similar pandemic-related costs.
Delaware Emergency Management Agency was awarded $230,000 to cover state management expenses associated with Hurricane Ida recovery efforts in 2021.
Separately, FEMA approved $900,000 for the City of Williamsburg, Virginia, to retrofit Waller Mill Dam through the agency’s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.
The dam project is intended to reduce the risk of future disaster-related damage and represents FEMA’s broader strategy of funding preventative infrastructure improvements alongside post-disaster recovery work.
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program funding is used by states, local governments and Tribal Nations for projects intended to reduce future disaster losses. Eligible activities can include flood-control improvements, utility upgrades, property acquisitions in hazard-prone areas, building-code enforcement and construction of community safe rooms.
FEMA said it works directly with states on mitigation projects, while disaster recovery funds are distributed through state governments, which then administer funding to local recipients.
The latest approvals are part of FEMA’s ongoing disaster recovery efforts across the country, where federal funds continue to support rebuilding and infrastructure resilience following major storms, flooding events and other federally declared disasters.
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