PHILADELPHIA, PA — FEMA has made more than $189 million in federal funding available for hazard mitigation projects across 40 states and one Tribal Nation, including more than $20 million in proposed projects across five Mid-Atlantic states aimed at reducing flood, storm and landslide risks before future disasters occur.
The funding is being distributed through FEMA’s Pre-Disaster Mitigation grant program under the Fiscal Year 2026 Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, which authorized 15 projects in Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia.
Pennsylvania is slated to receive some of the region’s largest allocations, including $5.2 million for a flood mitigation and stormwater management project in Lower Makefield Township and $2.4 million for the rehabilitation of Goose Pond Dam in Monroe County.
Additional Pennsylvania projects include $1.2 million for flood mitigation improvements at the Municipal Authority of the Town of Bloomsburg’s wastewater treatment plant and $1 million for a flood mitigation project in Sunbury.
In Delaware, the City of Wilmington is eligible for $1.5 million for the Lower Brandywine Flood Mitigation project, while New Castle County could receive $758,000 for improvements along Little Mill Creek.
Maryland projects include four awards of approximately $1.1 million each for flood resilience and mitigation initiatives in Anne Arundel County, Frederick, Montgomery County and at Holly Beach Farm, along with $226,000 for shoreline work at Historic Whitehall.
Virginia projects include $1.7 million for drainage improvements in Harrisonburg and $1.1 million for flood mitigation work in Portsmouth.
West Virginia projects include $3.2 million for HVAC upgrades at the Beckley-Raleigh County Convention Center’s emergency operations center and $488,000 for landslide remediation in Burnsville.
The funding remains contingent on local governments and agencies submitting formal applications through FEMA’s Grants Outcomes system by 5 p.m. Eastern Time on July 22, 2026.
FEMA will review the applications and release funding only after determining that each project meets federal eligibility requirements.
The agency has increasingly emphasized pre-disaster mitigation investments as a means of reducing the long-term costs of disasters, with communities using federal grants to strengthen infrastructure, improve flood control systems and address vulnerabilities before major weather events occur.
Additional information about the funding opportunity is available through FEMA’s Notice of Funding Opportunity on Grants.gov.
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