Budd Applauds FEMA Approval of $58.8+ Million in Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Funds for Helene Recovery in WNC

This press release from Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) was published on 2026-05-08 and titled "Budd Applauds FEMA Approval of $58.8+ Million in Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Funds for Helene Recovery in WNC".

Budd Applauds FEMA Approval of $58.8+ Million in Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Funds for Helene Recovery in WNC

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.) applauded the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) recent announcement that more than $58.8+ million in Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) funds for buyouts related to Hurricane Helene recovery projects in Western North Carolina had been approved. “Now that the Department of Homeland Security has been reopened, the leadership team at FEMA [ ]