ASHEVILLE, N.C. – FEMA announced an additional $33 million for 44 North Carolina Tropical Storm Helene recovery projects.
The additional funding brings the total to more than $1 billion in Public Assistance grants to Western North Carolina communities. This funding is in addition to more than $2 billion in FEMA funding for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers mission assignments supporting statewide debris clearance.
Here are some of the notable FEMA grants obligated to the state and communities:
- $10.7 million to the City of Asheville for multiple projects including permanent repairs to the Bee Tree Dam and emergency protective measures taken by the city’s Water Resources Department.
- $7.4 million to the North Carolina Department of Transportation for road repairs across Alleghany, Avery, Buncombe, Caldwell, and McDowell counties.
- $3.4 million to Avery County for repairs to the senior center and administrative building.
- $1.6 million to the Town of Beech Mountain for emergency protective measures taken following Helene, including temporary power to the emergency operations and mass distribution centers.
- $1.2 million to the Town of Spruce Pine for repairs to their water and wastewater distribution systems.
- $1 million to North Carolina Emergency Management for additional reimbursements for emergency protective measures, including activation for the state’s emergency response center critical life-saving public information.
FEMA is reimbursing Helene costs at no less than a 90% federal share, an enhanced level of support reserved for the most significant disasters, through its Public Assistance program which provides funds for state and local governments response and recovery work.
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