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Image courtesy FEMA<\/p><\/div>\n

Jan. 30, 2023
\nHQ-23-017
\nContact: FEMA News Desk
\nPhone: (202) 646-3272<\/p>\n

News Release<\/p>\n

21 Tribes and All Inhabited U.S. Territories Are Now Eligible for FEMA’s Safeguarding Tomorrow Revolving Loan Fund Grant Program <\/strong><\/h2>\n

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Provides $500 Million Over Five Years for This New Community Resilience Program<\/em><\/p>\n

WASHINGTON — <\/span>FEMA is expanding the eligibility for a new grant program that provides capitalization grants to fund revolving loans for resilience-related activities.<\/p>\n

The Safeguarding Tomorrow Revolving Loan Fund<\/a> grant program has been expanded to give insular areas the same eligibility to apply as states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. This means American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands and U.S. Virgin Islands are also now eligible to apply.<\/p>\n

Additionally, any of the 21 federally recognized Tribal Nations<\/a> that FEMA has identified as having received major disaster declarations are now directly eligible to apply for the fund. This is a result of the removal of the five-year window that initially limited the opportunity to only 15 Tribal Nations.<\/p>\n

The changes, including the expansion of direct tribal access, are the result of the recent omnibus legislation signed by the President in December 2022. The bill included technical corrections expanding eligibility for the new program. All 574 federally recognized tribes are eligible to receive this funding through a state as well.<\/p>\n

For the first year of the program, FEMA will make $50 million available in capitalization grants. The funding opportunity was originally announced Dec. 20, 2022<\/a>. The agency will accept applications for the program beginning Feb. 1.<\/p>\n

\u201cFEMA remains committed to finding innovative approaches to help communities build resilience in the face of intensifying weather events driven by climate change,\u201d said FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell. \u201cThe low-interest loans provided by the STORM program will help eligible states and tribes, as well as Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia, finance disaster mitigation projects that will enhance their climate resiliency before disaster strikes.\u201d<\/p>\n

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It was a pleasure to welcome @HSGAC<\/a> Chairman @SenGaryPeters<\/a> to @FEMA<\/a> Headquarters to announce the Safeguarding Tomorrow Revolving Loan Fund, which will help communities build resilience in the face of intensifying weather events driven by climate change.https:\/\/t.co\/yvapt2tJ1U<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/QlJsuReNBR<\/a><\/p>\n

— Deanne Criswell (@FEMA_Deanne) December 22, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n