Nearly $5 million in federal funding has been approved for disaster recovery and hazard mitigation projects across Oregon, including repairs from the December 2025 storms and flooding and projects aimed at reducing future wildfire risks.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced that more than $2.6 million will be distributed through its Public Assistance program, which helps state and local governments, tribes and other eligible organizations recover costs associated with disasters.
Among the projects receiving funding is the Central Lincoln People’s Utility District, which will receive more than $804,000 for the repair and replacement of utility poles and transformers damaged during the December 2025 storms and flooding.
Lane Electric Cooperative will receive more than $248,000 to repair and replace portions of its electrical distribution system and other components damaged during the same storms.
The Oregon Department of Human Services will receive more than $133,000 as reimbursement for emergency protective measures taken during the 2020 wildfires. Those measures were intended to reduce immediate threats to public health, safety and property.
FEMA also approved more than $2.3 million through its Hazard Mitigation Grant Program for projects designed to reduce damage and risks from future disasters.
The largest of those awards is more than $1.6 million for the Lane County Public Works Right of Way Fuels Reduction Project. The project will remove dead, dying and diseased trees and other vegetation along public rights-of-way to improve fire resiliency and reduce wildfire risks to nearby residents.
The City of Pendleton will receive more than $292,000 for flood control and shoreline stabilization work related to the 2020 wildfires.
Another $112,000 will support post-fire debris flow risk reduction efforts in Eastern Oregon. The money will be used for mitigation planning following wildfires that occurred in 2024.
The Hazard Mitigation Grant Program supports projects intended to lessen the effects of future disasters. Projects can include reducing wildfire hazards, improving drainage and flood protection, strengthening infrastructure, acquiring properties in hazard-prone areas and improving building standards.
FEMA works with the state on hazard mitigation projects, with local and state agencies helping determine how funding can best address disaster risks and recovery needs.
The latest awards are part of federal disaster recovery and mitigation funding provided to communities rebuilding from wildfires, storms, flooding and other natural disasters across Oregon.
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