BOTHELL, Wash. – Today, FEMA announced the approval of nearly $5 million in post-disaster funding for Public Assistance and Hazard Mitigation Grant Program projects in Oregon. These programs empower states, local communities, tribes and territories to recover from disasters, to rebuild more resilient, safer communities and to 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 that deliver safety and security to the American people.
The funding approved today includes more than $2.6 million under FEMA’s Public Assistance program awarded.
FEMA disburses this money to states, tribes and local communities, because they are best positioned to know how these funds will be most effectively spent. The funded projects include repairs to critical electrical distribution infrastructure 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 $804,000 to the Central Lincoln People’s Utility District to fund the repair and replacement of utility poles and transformers damaged during the December 2025 storms and flooding.
- More than $248,000 to the Lane Electric Cooperative to fund the repair and replacement of electric distribution system and other related components as a result of the December 2025 storms and flooding.
- More than $133,000 to the Oregon Department of Human Services to fund emergency protective measures taken during the 2020 wildfires to lessen the immediate threat to public health, safety and property.
FEMA is also awarding more than $2.3 million for projects that will prevent, eliminate or reduce future disaster related damage. This money is being distributed through FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program. Through this program, state, local or territorial governments and Tribal Nations take proactive mitigation measures such as acquiring hazard-prone homes and businesses, adopting and enforcing building codes and standards, protecting against floods through elevations and drainage improvement projects, building safe rooms and upgrading utilities and infrastructure.
Examples of projects reimbursed through Hazard Mitigation Grant Program funding approved today include:
- More than $1.6 million for the Lane County Public Works Right of Way Fuels Reduction Project to remove dead, dying and diseased trees and vegetation to increase fire resiliency along public rights-of-way and reduce fire risk to residents in the area.
- More than $292,000 to the City of Pendleton to fund flood control and shoreline stabilization related to the 2020 wildfires.
- More than $112,000 for Post-Fire Debris Flow Risk Reduction in Eastern Oregon to fund mitigation planning as a result of 2024 wildfires.
FEMA coordinates directly with the state on all hazard mitigation projects. This aligns with FEMA’s principles of ensuring that disaster recovery and mitigation is state-led and federally supported.
These projects are the latest examples of billions of dollars in disaster recovery provided by FEMA to support state, tribal and local communities as they work to rebuild from recent natural disasters.
FEMA continues its renewed commitment to help communities recover from disasters like hurricanes, severe storms, tornadoes and wildfires while making them more resilient to future disasters.
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