FEMA Awards More Than $15 Million for Tennessee Recovery
October 26, 2026, 2:22 p.m.

ATLANTA, GA - FEMA is awarding more than $15 million to Tennessee, funding 27 projects that will accelerate disaster recovery and build resilience in communities.

With this funding, President Donald J. Trump is keeping his promise to reform federal disaster support and ensure that taxpayer money is spent only on projects and programs that deliver safety and security to the American people.

The state will receive more than $13.4 million through FEMA’s Public Assistance program, which provides federal reimbursement to communities after a disaster for debris removal, emergency protective measures to reduce or eliminate disaster impacts, and to repair or rebuild damaged critical infrastructure. Public Assistance grants announced today include:

• More than $5.5 million to the Middle Tennessee Electric Membership Corporation for utility repairs.
• More than $2 million to Nashville-Davidson County for debris removal operations, repairs to roads, bridges and buildings and management costs.
• More than $864,000 to Oak Hill for debris removal operations.
• More than $782,000 to Decatur County for debris removal operations.
• More than $463,000 to Donelson Christian Academy for building repairs.

FEMA is also awarding the state more than $2 million for projects that will prevent, eliminate, or reduce future disaster-related damage. This money is being distributed through FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program. Through this program, state, local or territorial governments and tribal nations take proactive mitigation measures such as acquiring hazard-prone homes and businesses, adopting and enforcing building codes and standards, protecting against floods through elevations and drainage improvement projects, building safe rooms, and upgrading utilities and infrastructure.

Examples of projects reimbursed through Hazard Mitigation Grant Program funding approved today include: 

• Nearly $552,000 to Whitehouse for the acquisition of hazard-prone properties.
• More than $418,000 to Moves and Grooves to build a community saferoom.
• More than $375,000 to Germantown for a flood warning and alert system.
• More than $251,000 to Sevier County for portable generators.

This funding is part of more than $896 million that FEMA announced for more than 620 projects nationwide and is the latest example of the billions of dollars in disaster recovery provided by FEMA to support state and local communities as they work to rebuild from recent natural disasters.