Charleston is seeking a new round of grant funding from FEMA. The grants could help the city address flooding on the peninsula and streamline home buyouts.
Since Hurricane Harvey in 2017, more than 200 flood-prone Houston homes have been earmarked for federal grant funding so they can be elevated off the ground level. None of them have been raised to this point.
FEMA announces nearly $2 billion available for state and local governments in Flood Mitigation Assistance and Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant programs. This funding will allow states and localities to undertake pre-disaster mitigation activities that reduce loss of life and property.
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