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FEMA announced an additional $64.2 million for nearly 30 North Carolina Tropical Storm Helene recovery projects.

In the last two months, more than $228 million in recovery reimbursements were obligated to the state. 

Here are some of the large FEMA grants obligated to the state and communities:
•    $35.4 million to the North Carolina Department of Transportation for road repairs in Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Caldwell, McDowell, Mitchell, Watauga and Yancey counties.
•    $10.7 million to the city of Asheville for temporary water supply stabilization at the North Fork and William DeBruhl water treatment plants. 
•    $4.6 million to Buncombe County for emergency protective measures to support landslide slope stabilization. 
•    $3.5 million to the town of Beech Mountain for repairs to the Buckeye Lake dam, Buckeye water treatment plant and the town’s water systems.
•    $3 million to Haywood Electricity Membership Corporation for repairs to power transmission and distribution systems servicing Buncombe, Haywood, Jackson, Macon, Madison and Transylvania counties. 
•    $2.5 million to the town of Lake Lure for the replacement of the Lake Lure Flowering Bridge.
•    $1.5 million to Asheville Christian Academy for repairs to damaged facilities. 
•    $1.5 million to Skyline Telephone Membership Corporation for repairs to utilities including fiber optic lines servicing Ashe, Alleghany, Avery and Watauga counties. 
•    $1.3 million to the town of Marshall for the replacement of the Marhsall Town Hall building. 

FEMA is reimbursing these costs at no less than a 90% federal share through

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OAKLAND, Calif. – The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Region 9 Administrator authorized the use of federal funds to assist the State of Hawaii in combating the Holomua Fire burning in Maui County.  

On September 23, the State of Hawaii submitted a request for a Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) for the Holomua Fire. At the time of the request, the fire was threatening approximately 364 homes in and around Paia on Maui. Mandatory evacuations had taken place for approximately 1,672 people. The fire began on September 23 and had already burned more than 200 acres. 

FMAGs provide federal funding for up to 75 percent of eligible firefighting costs. FMAGs are approved through FEMA to assist in fighting fires that threaten to become major disasters.

Eligible costs covered by FMAGs can include expenses for field camps, equipment use, materials, supplies and mobilization, and demobilization activities attributed to fighting the fire. For more information on FMAGs, visit fema.gov/assistance/public/fire-management-assistance.

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