OAKLAND, Calif. – Today, FEMA announced that federal funding for hazard mitigation projects is available to California to address flood, earthquake and wildfire risks. This funding will empower states to take decisive, proactive steps to protect their communities from future disasters.
Congress authorized these projects through the Fiscal Year 2026 Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act. Funding for these projects has been made available through FEMA’s Pre-Disaster Mitigation grant program. Nationwide, 40 states and one Tribal Nation are expected to receive more than $189 million in federal funding for 125 projects.
In California, identified projects include:
- $1.6 million for a Fire Risk Reduction Project in the City of Chino Hills.
- $1.1 million for the Glen Park Pump Station Replacement in the City of Brisbane.
- $1.1 million for the Hybrid Microgrid Standby Power Resiliency Project in the City of Camarillo.
- $1.1 million for the Hillside Natural Area Hazardous Fuels Management in the City of El Cerrito.
- $1.1 million for the Pump Station Upgrade Project in the City of El Segundo.
- $1.1 million for the COAST Wildfire Prevention SR-133 Restoration Project in the City of Irvine.
- $1.1 million for the Charleston Slough Tide Gates Improvement Project in the City of Mountain View.
- $1.1 million for the Abalone Cove Landslide Stabilization Project in the City of Rancho Palos Verdes.
- $1.1 million for the Klondike Canyon Landslide Emergency Mitigation Project in the City of Rancho Palos Verdes.
- $1.1 million for the Hazard Mitigation Infrastructure Resiliency Project in the City of San Bernardino.
- $1.1 million for the Community Resilience Center Project in the City of Thousand Oaks.
- $1.1 million for the Seismic Resiliency Reservoir and Transmission Line Improvement Project in the Diablo Water District.
- $837,000 for the Otay Valley Regional Park Wildfire Hazardous Fuels Reduction in the City of Chula Vista.
- $600,000 for the San Francisquito Creek Floodway Study in the City of East Palo Alto.
- $296,000 for an Emergency Resiliency Plan in the City of Palm Desert.
Before funds are awarded, these communities must submit an application by July 22, 2026 by 5 p.m. Eastern Time. FEMA will review all applications and disburse funding only after confirming that eligibility criteria have been met.
Applications must be submitted through FEMA Grants Outcomes (FEMA GO), the agency’s grants management system. For more information, review the Notice of Funding Opportunity on Grants.gov.
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