Federal officials have cleared more than $41.5 million in funding for Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina to help local communities brace for future disasters. The money, announced by FEMA, is aimed at long-term projects meant to make infrastructure more resilient.
This regional boost is a slice of a larger $137 million national package covering over 50 projects. Even as the U.S. marks 69 days of a lapse in appropriations—the longest in history—DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said the agency is pushing to clear a backlog of funding requests.
Florida is the primary recipient of the new Southeast grants. Cape Coral is slated for $10.5 million to install wind protection and backup power at City Hall, plus design a hurricane safe room for its emergency operations center…