FEMA Approves More Than $49.2 Million in Hazard Mitigation Grants
DENTON, Texas – FEMA Region 6 announced more than $49.2 million in funding to Louisiana, New Mexico and Texas for long-term projects that will make local communities more resilient to disasters.
This funding is part of the more than $137 million that FEMA announced today for more than 50 projects nationwide. Under DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin’s leadership, FEMA is working diligently to address the backlog of funding requests. Even 69 days into the current lapse in appropriations, the longest ever in U.S history, DHS and FEMA are delivering resources to states across the country.
Here are some projects recently approved for FEMA funding across the Southwest:
- $1.07 million to Louisiana to purchase and install two generators in Baton Rouge for backup power to the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections headquarters.
- $239,841 to New Mexico to fund a detailed drainage design for the Torreon Drainage Improvement Project in Santa Fe for stormwater management.
- $528,512 to Texas to provide flood control and shoreline stabilization to Shell Ridge Road in Aransas County by constructing offshore breakwaters.
These awards are distributed through FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program and HMGP Post Fire, which empowers states, local governments, tribal nations, and territories to complete activities and projects for greater resilience.
About FEMA Region 6
The FEMA Region 6 office, located in Denton, Texas, partners with 68 Tribal Nations and the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. Follow us at x.com/FEMARegion6 and at linkedin.com/showcase/fema-