The Federal Emergency Management Agency released federal funding for hazard mitigation projects in California to address flood, earthquake and wildfire risks.
Congress authorized the projects through the Fiscal Year 2026 Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act. Funding was made available through FEMA’s Pre-Disaster Mitigation grant program. Fourth states and one Tribal Nation are expected to receive more than $189 million in federal funding for 125 projects.
California projects include:
- $1.6 million for a fire risk reduction project in Chino Hills.
- $1.1 million for a pump station replacement in Brisbane.
- $1.1 million for a power resiliency project in Camarillo.
- $1.1 million for the hazardous guels management in El Cerrito.
- $1.1 million for a pump station upgrade project in El Segundo.
- $1.1 million for a wildfire prevention and restoration project in Irvine.
- $1.1 million for the Charleston Slough Tide Gates Improvement Project in Mountain View.
- $1.1 million for a landslide stabilization project in Rancho Palos Verdes.
- $1.1 million for a landslide emergency mitigation project in Rancho Palos Verdes.
- $1.1 million for hazard mitigation in San Bernardino.
- $1.1 million for the Community Resilience Center Project in Thousand Oaks.
- $1.1 million for the Seismic Resiliency Reservoir and Transmission Line Improvement Project in the Diablo Water District.
- $837,000 for hazardous fuels reduction in Chula Vista.
- $600,000 for a floodway study in East Palo Alto.
- $296,000 for an emergency resiliency plan in Palm Desert.
Communities must submit an application by July 22, and FEMA will review applications and disburse funding after confirming eligibility criteria have been met.
Topics
California
Catastrophe
Natural Disasters
Flood
Wildfire
FEMA
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