DENVER, (FEMA) – The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved $18.4 million in assistance to North Dakota. The funding is being provided under two grant programs related to the COVID major disaster declaration made on April 1, 2020.

A total of $10.7 million was provided from the Public Assistance program to the North Dakota Department of Emergency Services for COVID-19 related management costs. The assistance was made available under a major disaster declaration issued April 1, 2022. This funding represents 100 percent of the cost of the project.

The City of Grand Forks received more than $7.7 million from FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program to complete a storm water drainage project. This funding will be used to construct a new parallel force main and construct a new Pump Station that will assist with runoff issues in the areas of Vail Circle, Glen Circle and Westward Acres. The assistance represents 90 percent of the cost of the project with the remaining cost share the responsibility of the State of North Dakota and the City of Grand Forks.

The FEMA Public Assistance program provides funding to governmental agencies and certain private non-profits for eligible disaster response costs and to repair or replace damaged public infrastructure. For more information about the Public Assistance program, visit: https://www.fema.gov/assistance/public/program-overview.