Alabama communities are slated to receive more than $17 million in federal funding for disaster mitigation and infrastructure improvement projects as part of a larger FEMA initiative aimed at reducing the impact of future natural disasters across the Southeast.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that more than $50 million has been made available for 25 hazard mitigation projects across seven Southeastern states through its Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grant Program. The funding was authorized by Congress through the Fiscal Year 2026 Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act.
Of the seven states receiving funding in FEMA Region 4, Alabama is set to receive approximately $17.1 million for eight separate projects, accounting for a significant portion of the regional investment…