FEMA PUBLIC ASSISTANCE NOW AVAILABLE TO RESTORE WEST VIRGINIANS’
PERMANENT INFRASTRUCTURE
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20250320/fema-public-assistance-now-available-restore-west-virginians-permanent]


Release Date: 
March 20, 2025 

CHARLESTON, W.VA. — FEMA Public Assistance is now available to
support Greenbrier, Lincoln, Logan, McDowell, Mercer, Mingo, Monroe,
Summers, Wayne, and Wyoming counties to help with infrastructure costs
from the Feb. 15 – 18, 2025 winter flooding. The Public Assistance
Program is FEMA’s largest grant program, providing funding to assist
states, federally-recognized tribal governments, U.S. territories,
local governments, and certain types of private nonprofits. Public
Assistance grants help pay for emergency and permanent work that helps
communities respond to and recover from disasters. 

PUBLIC ASSISTANCE

The major disaster declaration was amended on March 19, 2025 approving
Greenbrier, Lincoln, Logan, McDowell, Mercer, Mingo, Monroe, Summers,
Wayne, and Wyoming counties for Public Assistance Categories C-G
permanent work for the following: 

	* Category C: Roads and bridges
	* Category D: Water control facilities
	* Category E: Public buildings and contents
	* Category F: Public utilities
	* Category G: Parks, recreational and other facilities

For more information on Public Assistance, see:
fema.gov/assistance/public [https://www.fema.gov/assistance/public]. 

 [ Debris in a roadway in Iaeger, WV. (FEMA) ] Debris in a roadway in
Iaeger, WV. (FEMA)  
For more information on West Virginia’s disaster recovery, visit emd.wv.gov,
[https://emd.wv.gov/Pages/default.aspx] West Virginia Emergency
Management Division Facebook page [https://www.facebook.com/WVEMD],
www.fema.gov/disaster/4861 [http://www.fema.gov/disaster/4861], and
www.facebook.com/FEMA. [https://www.facebook.com/FEMA]

 

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or on the __Ready Facebook_
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