President Trump, Congresswoman Ashley Hinson and Governor Kim Reynolds posted statements on social media last night announcing $5 million in FEMA funding has been approved for Iowa individuals and farmers impacted by severe weather in July.
A spokesman for Governor Reynolds says the $5 million is for individuals in Jasper, Polk, Story, and Warren Counties who were affected by severe weather and flooding caused by torrential rains.
At the end of August, FEMA approved $17.5 million for damage caused by severe storms that hit 11 counties in 2020, 2024 and 2025. That batch of money is going to cities and counties as well as Grinnell’s hospital, two northwest Iowa school districts and two drainage districts, to repair tile lines. FEMA is also sending over $9 milllion from its Hazard Mitigation Grant Program to the State of Iowa as well as three counties and five cities. The grants will be used to buy-out flooded properties or to upgrade emergency warning systems.
The details below were provided in news releases issued by Senator Chuck Grassley’s office.
Nearly $17.5 million in FEMA funding is being awarded to the following entities:
Grinnell Regional Medical Center: $260,042.06 to fund repairs or replacements to building exteriors, building interiors and other related components as a result of severe storms.
City of Minden: $227,978.25 to fund building repairs or replacements as a result of severe storms.
City of Slater: $239,655.18 to fund repairs or the replacement of the wastewater treatment plant greenhouse as a result of severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes and flooding.
Polk County Conservation Board: $2,216,734.68 to fund permanent repairs as a result of severe storms, tornadoes and flooding which severely damaged the river intake pump with sediment and debris.
City of Newton: $622,204.80 to fund bridge repairs or replacement as a result of severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes and flooding.
Sioux County Secondary Roads: $572,625.00 to fund the repair or replacement of bridge-related components as a result of severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes and flooding.
City of Cherokee: $298,009.50 to fund the repair or replacement of road surfaces, base and embankments as a result of severe storms, flooding, straight-line winds, and tornadoes.
Clay County Secondary Roads: $101,250 to fund the repair or replacement of bridge approaches, decks and guard rails as a result of severe storms, flooding, straight-line winds and tornadoes.
Lyon County Secondary Roads: $267,264.21 to fund the repair or replacement of culverts, pipes and other related components as a result of severe storms, flooding, straight-line winds and tornadoes.
Honey Creek Drainage District #6: $418,899.03 to fund embankment repair or replacement as a result of severe storms, flooding, straight-line winds and tornadoes.
Lyon County Secondary Roads: $809,812.50 to fund the repair or replacement of bridge-related components as a result of severe storms, flooding, straight-line winds and tornadoes.
Lyon County Secondary Roads: Riverside 13W Bridge 231150: $1,380,497.25 to fund permanent repairs due to severe storms, flooding, straight-line winds and tornadoes that resulted in catastrophic damages to the bridge. As a result of high velocity flood water, the bridge superstructure and deck floated away.
Lyon County Secondary Roads: $961,115.25 to fund bridge related repair or replacement as a result of severe storms, straight-line winds, flooding and tornadoes.
Lyon County Secondary Roads: $870,014.25 to fund bridge-related repair or replacement as a result severe storms, straight-line winds, flooding and tornadoes.
Lyon County Secondary Roads: $860,395.50 to fund bridge and other repairs or replacements as a result of severe storms, flooding, straight-line winds and tornadoes.
Honey Creek Drainage District #6: $411,996.93 to address the water control facility levee breach with scour repair or replacement as a result of severe storms, flooding, straight-line winds and tornadoes.
Pigeon Creek Drainage District #2: $316,766.44 to fund levee breach repairs or replacements as a result of severe storms, flooding, straight-line winds and tornadoes.
City of Sioux City: Wastewater Treatment Plant: $1,202,643.90 to fund permanent repairs as a result of severe storms, flooding, straight-line winds, and tornadoes. As a result of flooding and increased debris intake, the equipment of the wastewater treatment plant was severely damaged.
City of Rock Valley: $2,601,823.97 to cover eligible emergency response costs associated with volunteer labor and donated equipment used during the June 2024 severe storms and flooding, including sandbagging, evacuations, rescue operations and debris cleanup.
Lyon County Secondary Roads: $211,903.86 to fund bridge-related repairs or replacements as a result of severe storms, flooding, straight-line winds and tornadoes.
City of Spencer: $1,030,125 to help remove properties substantially damaged by severe storms, flooding, straight-line winds and tornadoes that posed a threat to public health and safety.
Rock Valley Community School District: $150,746.74 to fund protective measures to lessen the threat to public health, safety and property as a result of severe storms, flooding, straight-line winds and tornadoes.
Honey Creek Drainage District #6: $190,002.69 to fund the repair or replacement of slope scour damage and other related components as a result of severe storms, flooding, straight-line winds and tornadoes.
Lyon County Fair Association: $515,431.57 to fund the repair or replacement of building exteriors, building interiors, contents, road surfaces and guard rails damaged by severe storms, flooding, straight-line winds and tornadoes.
Spencer Community School District: $613,809.42 to fund costs related to the management of Public Assistance grants as a result of severe storms, flooding, straight-line winds and tornadoes.
Monona County Secondary Roads: $143,919.32 to fund the repair or replacement of road surfaces and other related components as a result of a severe winter storm.Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) grants have been awarded to the following:
Dallas County Emergency Management Agency: $469,498.18 to fund warning and alert systems.
Jasper County: $433,851.10 to fund warning and alert systems.
City of Redfield: $193,800 to fund generators and emergency power.
City of Urbandale: $3,354,325.16 to fund the acquisition and demolition of six residential properties damaged by flooding.
City of Urbandale: $74,540.56 to fund the subrecipient management costs for the City of Urbandale to acquire and demolish six residential properties damaged by flooding.
City of Grimes: $357,695.25 to fund property acquisition as a result of severe storms, flooding, straight-line winds and tornadoes.
City of Estherville: $133,600 to fund property acquisitions, elevations, mitigation reconstruction and floodproofing.
City of Correctionville: $673,784.83 to fund property acquisition, elevations, mitigation reconstruction and floodproofing.
Sioux County: $1,645,275 to fund the acquisition of five residential structures that were substantially damaged by flooding.
Sioux County: $36,561.70 to fund the subrecipient management costs to acquire five residential structures.
Sioux County: $1,120,762.50 to fund the acquisition of two residential structures that were damaged by flooding.
Sioux County: $74,717.50 to fund subrecipient management costs to acquire two residential structures damaged by flooding.
Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management: $542,509.13 to fund management costs due to severe storms.