BOTHELL, Wash. – Today, FEMA announced the approval of more than $5 million in post-disaster funding for Public Assistance and the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program in Alaska, Oregon, and Washington. These programs empower states, tribes, local communities, and territories 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 approved today includes more than $4.9 million under FEMA’s Public Assistance program awarded to Alaska, Oregon, and Washington.
FEMA disburses this money to states and territories, as 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 approved today include:
- More than $2 million to the Alaska Department of Natural Resources for fire suppression measures as a result of the 2019 Shovel Creek Fire.
- More than $100,000 to Hood River County, Oregon, for debris removal operations as a result of the 2025 Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides.
- More than $115,000 to the city of Tacoma, Washington, for debris removal operations as a result of the 2025 Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides.
FEMA is also awarding nearly $400,000 in Alaska to fund backup generators and emergency power for the Haines Borough High School Shelter Generator Project. This money is being distributed through FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program. Through this program, state, tribal, local or territorial governments take proactive mitigation measures such as acquiring and removing flood-prone properties, adopting and enforcing building codes and standards, protecting against floods through elevations and drainage improvement projects, building safe rooms and upgrading utilities and infrastructure.
These awards are the latest examples of billions of dollars provided by FEMA to support local communities as they work to rebuild from recent natural disasters.
FEMA continues its renewed commitment to support communities as they lead recovery from disasters like hurricanes, severe storms, tornadoes and wildfires while making themselves more resilient to future disasters.