The PA program assists state, local, tribal, and territory sltt governments, along with eligible private nonprofit PNP organizations, to help communities respond to and recover from disasters

Federal Emergency Management Agency Headquarters Financial Assistance Awards awarded Tennessee Emergency Management Agency $199.132 million on September 17, 2025, under the Disaster Grants—Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters) program (CFDA 97.036) to support state-level coordination of disaster response and recovery across Tennessee. Place of performance is Melrose, Tennessee with ultimate completion by September 30, 2026.

The award funds debris removal, emergency protective measures, and restoration or replacement of qualified disaster-damaged public and nonprofit facilities. The program also supports hazard mitigation and code compliance improvements to protect facilities from future incidents. Tennessee Emergency Management Agency distributes funding to sub-recipients including county and municipal governments, utility cooperatives, and other entities delivering disaster recovery services statewide.

This is a project grant. Sub-recipients receiving pass-through funding span more than thirty entities across Tennessee, including Shelby County Government, Cheatham County Government, multiple municipalities (Memphis, Jackson, Germantown, Covington, Lexington, Clarksville, Nashville, Bartlett, and others), County of Wayne, County of Montgomery, and utility operators including Pickwick Electric Cooperative, Meriwether Lewis Electric Cooperative, Bolivar Energy Authority, Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation, Forked Deer Electric Cooperative, and Nashville Electric Service. Sub-awards range in dates from late January 2026 through July 2026, with several sub-awards supporting both presidentially declared disaster recovery (debris removal and facility restoration) and pandemic-response emergency protective measures (emergency medical care, medical sheltering, vaccine administration, and community engagement).

FEMA provides federal grant assistance for debris removal, emergency protective measures, and the restoration, repair, or replacement of qualified disaster-damaged public and PNP facilities. The program also supports hazard mitigation and code compliance to protect facilities from future incidents.