Source: US Federal Emergency Management Agency
Headline: FEMA Approves Nearly $5
5 Million to Support Community Resilience and Recovery in New England
FEMA Approves Nearly $5
5 Million to Support Community Resilience and Recovery in New England
$2
3 million for Maine, roughly $1
6 million for Vermont, more than $1
1 million for Massachusetts, and more than $400k for New HampshireBOSTON — Today, FEMA announced nearly $5
5 million to help New England strengthen community resilience, restore critical infrastructure and invest in mitigation measures to reduce future disaster damage
This funding is part of the $584 million approved nationwide through FEMA’s Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities, Public Assistance and Hazard Mitigation Grant Programs
These programs help states, local communities, tribes and territories to rebuild safer communities and protect infrastructure from future events
The funding supports President Donald J
Trump’s commitment to improving federal disaster assistance and investing in projects that protect Americans
FEMA is awarding nearly $2
4 million in Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities funding for eligible pre-disaster and hazard mitigation activities to promote resilience and reduce future disaster costs
Examples of Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities projects include: Nearly $1
3 million to the state of Vermont to update the state’s fire building codes to higher standards
More than $500,000 to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for updated building codes and standards to reduce the risk of flooding
More than $300,000 to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to design the Thatcher Road Corridor in the Town of Rockport to make it more resilient in flooding events
Today’s funding also includes $400,0000 under FEMA’s Public Assistance program to the State of New Hampshire
Examples of Public Assistance projects include: $200,000 to the state of New Hampshire for permanent repairs to a stone seawall in the Town of Hampton damaged during the January 2024 storms
$200,000 to the state of New Hampshire to reimburse New Hampshire Electric Co-op for management costs related to recovering from the December 2022 storms
FEMA is also awarding nearly $2
8 million for projects in three states through the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program to prevent or reduce future disaster damage
Examples of Hazard Mitigation Grant Program projects include: $2
3 million to the state of Maine for the construction of a sea wall around the Boothbay Harbor Wastewater Treatment Plant to reduce the frequency and severity of flooding
More than $120,000 to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for costs related to making the Creek Road Pump Station in Marion more resilient
Almost $200,000 to the state of Vermont for the buyout and demolition of a flood-prone property in Elmore
FEMA coordinates directly with the state on all recovery and hazard mitigation projects, ensuring recovery is state-led and federally supported
These projects are part of FEMA’s ongoing support for state and local communities rebuilding from disasters
FEMA remains committed to helping communities recover from hurricanes, severe storms, tornadoes and wildfires and to building resilience for the future
David
Mace
Thu, 07/09/2026 – 15:17