The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is providing nearly $55 million to help Florida strengthen community resilience, restore critical infrastructure, and invest in mitigation measures to reduce future disaster damage.

The approved funding is provided through FEMA’s 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 weather events. The funding supports the Trump Administration’s commitment to improving federal disaster assistance and investing in projects that protect all Americans.

The funding includes more than $30 million under FEMA’s public assistance program across Florida. Notable projects include:

• Nearly $7 million for the Florida Division of Emergency Management for various projects, including debris removal and repairing wastewater systems following Hurricane Ian and other severe storms.
• $6.2 million for Lee County, including $5.5 million for reconstruction of the Fort Myers Beach Fishing Pier and Bait House following Hurricane Ian.
• $3.5 million for Hillsborough County for emergency protective measures, including debris clearance, immediately following Hurricane Helene.
• $1.4 million for the City of St. Petersburg for fire department emergency response operations following Hurricane Milton.

The funding includes more than $8 million for projects in the state of Florida through the hazard mitigation grant program to prevent or reduce future disaster damage, including:

• Nearly $2 million for Florida to elevate six homes in flood-prone area in Tampa.
• More than $1.5 million for Florida to improve 125 sanitary lift stations risk in City of Sanibel.
• More than $800,000 for Florida to strengthen wind resistance and install generators for Hillsborough County.

This funding also includes more than $15 million for FEMA’s disaster case management program.

There is direct coordination with FEMA and the state on all recovery and hazard mitigation projects, ensuring all recovery is state-led and federally supported.