Tennessee awarded $7,000,000 FEMA grant

Tennessee has been awarded $7 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to help communities reduce vulnerability to natural hazards and build a more resilient state.

“Extreme weather events are going to occur and damage infrastructure. A barrier to implementing hazard mitigation projects, which are pivotal to building safer communities and a more resilient state, is the cost of capital,” said TEMA Director Patrick C. Sheehan. “I’m proud of the work done to secure this funding and look forward to providing local governments with the opportunity to secure loans and increase the...