FEMA Public Assistance to distribute funds supporting over 500 Florida recovery projects

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FEMA distributes the announced funds through its Public Assistance program and they are designated to support more than 500 recovery projects in Florida.

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Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem announced an additional $480 million in federal disaster recovery funding for Florida to be distributed through FEMA’s Public Assistance program. The funds will support more than 500 recovery projects statewide, including repairs to schools and public safety facilities, debris removal, and emergency protective measures. The announcement highlights specific allocations: $180 million for critical infrastructure, $136.6 million for emergency protective measures, and $66.3 million for debris removal.

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The Department of Homeland Security press release (DHS.gov) for Jan. 30, 2026 states that Secretary Noem announced an additional $480 million that "will be distributed through FEMA’s Public Assistance program to support more than 500 recovery projects across the state." FEMA’s Public Assistance program and the OpenFEMA Public Assistance Funded Projects dataset (last refreshed Jan. 29, 2026) document that Public Assistance is the vehicle for funding state and local recovery projects. Because the statement is an explicit claim in the official DHS announcement and aligns with FEMA’s Public Assistance program purpose and datasets, the claim is True: the funds are being distributed via FEMA’s Public Assistance program to support more than 500 recovery projects in Florida.

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Update · Jan 31, 2026, 05:38 AMTrue
The Department of Homeland Security press release (DHS.gov) for Jan. 30, 2026 states that Secretary Noem announced an additional $480 million that "will be distributed through FEMA’s Public Assistance program to support more than 500 recovery projects across the state." FEMA’s Public Assistance program and the OpenFEMA Public Assistance Funded Projects dataset (last refreshed Jan. 29, 2026) document that Public Assistance is the vehicle for funding state and local recovery projects. Because the statement is an explicit claim in the official DHS announcement and aligns with FEMA’s Public Assistance program purpose and datasets, the claim is True: the funds are being distributed via FEMA’s Public Assistance program to support more than 500 recovery projects in Florida.
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