ATLANTA — FEMA is awarding more than $8 million to Mississippi, funding 14 projects from the January 2026 winter storm and one project from a 2017 severe storm that will accelerate disaster recovery and build resilience in communities.
With this funding, President Donald J. Trump is keeping his promise to reform federal disaster support and ensure that taxpayer money is spent only on projects and programs that deliver safety and security to the American people.
Through the Public Assistance program, FEMA provides federal reimbursement to communities after a disaster for debris removal, emergency protective measures taken to reduce or eliminate disaster impacts, and to repair or rebuild damaged critical infrastructure. Public Assistance grants announced today include:
• $3.6 million to Tippah Electric Power Association for a fiber distribution system, cut and toss operations, repairs of utility poles and transformers.
• $766,000 to the City of Grenada for debris removal.
• $746,000 to Yalobusha County debris removal.
• $524,000 to Belzoni City for debris removal.
• $481,000 to the City of Hattiesburg for repair and replacement of lighting, signage, trash cans and athletic fields that were damaged by severe storms, tornadoes and straight-line winds.
• $407,000 to Grenada County for management of Public Assistance grants.
This funding is part of more than $781 million that FEMA announced for 493 projects nationwide and is the latest example of the billions of dollars in disaster recovery provided by FEMA to support state and local communities as they work to rebuild from recent natural disasters.
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