PHILADELPHIA, PA — The federal government has approved $19,585,828.05 in new disaster recovery funding for public projects in Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia, pushing fresh money toward debris removal, emergency protective measures and repairs to damaged infrastructure, federal officials said Thursday.
The approvals, made through the Federal Emergency Management Agency, were announced as part of a wider Department of Homeland Security effort that officials said cleared more than $2.2 billion in Public Assistance projects nationwide over the past week.
FEMA said the regional awards will help communities repair or replace public infrastructure damaged in recent disasters, with additional projects expected to be funded as eligibility is confirmed and scopes of work are finalized.
Among the grants highlighted by FEMA were $4.2 million to the Town of Wytheville in Wythe County, Virginia, to repair damage to the Wytheville Sewage Treatment Plant following Hurricane Helene, and $2.6 million to the Town of Oceana in Wyoming County, West Virginia, to repair damage to the Gilliland Park pool area tied to severe storms in February 2025.
In Virginia, FEMA also approved $2.5 million to the Virginia Department of Emergency Management for state management costs related to a severe winter storm and snowstorm that impacted the state in January 2022, and $1.9 million to the Virginia Department of Transportation to restore roads and highways in Tazewell and Buchanan counties after flooding and mudslides in July 2022.
In Pennsylvania, FEMA approved $2.1 million to Westfield Township in Tioga County to repair roads throughout the township after Tropical Storm Debby.
FEMA said it will continue reviewing additional projects and obligating funds on a rolling basis as work plans are finalized.
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