FEMA Approves Nearly $29 Million in Funding to Help Communities Recover from Recent Disasters and StrengthenTheir Resilience Against Future Disasters in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska

Kansas City, MO — Today, FEMA announced the approval of nearly $29 million in post-disaster funding for Public
Assistance and Hazard Mitigation Grant Program projects in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska. These programs
empower states, local communities, tribes 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 $28 million under FEMA’s Public Assistance program
awarded across Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska.

FEMA disburses this money to states 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 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 $10 million to Cornell College in Mount Vernon, IA for permanent repairs to the historic King
Chapel.
$4 million to the Kansas Adjutant General’s Department, Division of Emergency Management (KDEM) for
state costs related to DR-4449-KS, a Disaster Declaration resulting from severe storms and straight-line
winds.
More than $3.8 million to the City of Rock Valley in Rock Valley, IA for permanent repairs to Maintenance
and Storage Buildings.
Nearly $1.5 million to the Omaha Public Power District in Omaha, NE for permanent repairs to transmission
system lines.

FEMA is also awarding more than $547,000 for projects in Missouri and Iowa 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 territory governments and Tribal Nations take proactive mitigation measures
such as acquiring hazard-prone homes and businesses, 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 $434,000 to the state of Missouri for management costs related to Disaster Declarations from
2022 and 2025.
Nearly $114,000 to the city of Cherokee, Iowa for a flood prone property acquisition project.

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 awards are the latest examples of billions of dollars in disaster recovery provided by FEMA to support state
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 from future disasters.