Disaster Funding

In late September 2024, Hurricane Helene devastated many communities in Northeast Tennessee. On December 21, 2024, the American Relief Act became law and provided supplemental disaster relief funding for State Revolving Fund (SRF) programs. This law includes billions of dollars in disaster relief funding for those states impacted by Hurricanes Helene and Milton and the Hawai’i Wildfires. Appropriations from Supplementary Appropriation for Hurricanes Helene and Milton and the Hawai’i Wildfires (SA-HMW) must be used for the purpose of reducing flood or fire damage risk and vulnerability or enhancing resiliency to rapid hydrological change or natural disaster, in addition to meeting project eligibilities under normal SRF rules and regulations.