ADDITIONAL $12.9 MILLION APPROVED TO SUPPORT HELENE RECOVERY
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20250924/additional-129-million-approved-support-helene-recovery]


Release Date: 
September 10, 2025 

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – FEMA announced an additional $12.9 million
[https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/09/09/dhs-announces-millions-fema-grant-disbursements-bolster-north-carolinas-recovery#:~:text=These%20disbursements%20are%20part%20of,alone%20to%20over%20%24161%20million.]
in reimbursement funds for 45 North Carolina Tropical Storm Helene
recovery projects. 

In the last two months, more than $161 million in recovery
reimbursements were obligated to the state. 

Here are some of the notable FEMA grants obligated to the state and
communities:

	* $2.6 MILLION to Buncombe County for emergency protective measures
and repairs to facilities. 
	* $924,000 to the city of Hendersonville for emergency protective
measures. 
	* $889,000 to the Asheville-Buncombe Community Christian Ministry,
Inc. for repairs to damaged facilities and contents. 
	* $829,000 to the town of Burnsville for emergency temporary water
intake systems.

FEMA is reimbursing these costs at no less than a 90% federal share
through its Public Assistance Program which provides funds for state
and local governments response and recovery work. Since Jan. 20, 2025,
nearly $322 million in Public Assistance reimbursements has been
approved to support the recovery efforts in North Carolina.