Tillis thanks Mullin for FEMA approval for North Carolina hurricane recovery

Tillis thanks Mullin for FEMA approval for North Carolina hurricane recovery

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) thanked Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin on Thursday after the agency approved more than $200 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funding for recovery efforts in western North Carolina, an area devastated by Hurricane Helene two years ago. “I am grateful for the leadership of DHS and…

FEMA Announces Nearly $260 Million for North Carolina - The Dillon County News, LLC

WASHINGTON – Following Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin’s visit to Western North Carolina in early April, FEMA announced an additional $255.8 million in funding for 85 recovery projects. FEMA has continued to provide funding as responsibly as possible, forecasting that the agency would be funded. The lapse in appropriations has drastically depleted the Disaster Relief Fund (DRF), FEMA’s primary source of funding for res…