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

The Federal Emergency Management Agency Headquarters awarded $291.743 million to the State of Michigan Emergency Management & Homeland Security Division on September 18, 2025, under the Disaster Grants - Public Assistance program (CFDA 97.036) to support debris removal, emergency protective measures, and restoration or repair of disaster-damaged public and nonprofit facilities across Michigan, with period of performance through September 30, 2026.

The State of Michigan acts as pass-through recipient, distributing sub-awards to county road commissions, municipalities, villages, townships, utility cooperatives, the state Department of Natural Resources, the state Department of Management & Budget, the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians tribal government, and other local entities throughout northern Michigan. Sub-recipients deliver debris removal operations—the predominant activity across the award—emergency protective measures including cut-and-toss vegetation management and generator/warming station operations, communications tower repairs, management costs, and jurisdiction-wide emergency response coordination. Performance occurs across Lansing, Michigan and subordinate recipient locations throughout Michigan counties including Alpena, Antrim, Cheboygan, Emmet, Mackinac, Montmorency, Oscoda, and Presque Isle. The award obligated $291,743,330.13.

Representative sub-recipients include Alpena County Road Commission (debris removal and management costs), Cheboygan County (debris removal and emergency operations center), Presque Isle Electric & Gas Co-Op (debris removal), Great Lakes Energy Cooperative (debris removal and emergency protective measures), City of Gaylord (citywide debris removal and emergency protective measures), Village of Pellston (debris removal), and Otsego County (parks and airport restoration, emergency protective measures, and debris operations). Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians received sub-awards for tribal properties debris removal and emergency protective measures. Multiple municipalities including Alpena, Charlevoix, Gaylord, Harbor Springs, Mackinaw City, Petoskey, and St. Ignace received awards for debris removal and protective measures. Communications infrastructure restoration work flowed to the state Department of Management & Budget for communication towers.

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.