{"id":285725,"date":"2026-05-27T04:55:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T04:55:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/285725\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T04:55:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T04:55:08","slug":"fema-approves-nearly-1-million-to-reimburse-leon-county-for-hurricane-helene-cleanup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/285725\/","title":{"rendered":"FEMA approves nearly $1 million to reimburse Leon County for Hurricane Helene cleanup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) &#8211; Leon County is being reimbursed nearly $1 million that was spent after Hurricane Helene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">FEMA is paying back the county through Public Assistance funding for its debris removal following Helene. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">More than $979,000 was awarded to the county to fund the debris removal operations, according to a FEMA press release.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Last month, the county received a $12 million reimbursement for cleanup efforts after the 2024 tornadoes. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">FEMA approved over $60 million in funding to help southeast communities recover from recent disasters. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">According to the press release, nearly $52 million under FEMA\u2019s Public Assistance program was awarded across seven states. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">To keep up with the latest news as it develops, follow WCTV on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WCTV.tv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wctvnews\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@WCTVEyewitnessNews\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nextdoor<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">X<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Have a news tip or see an error? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/05\/26\/fema-approves-nearly-1-million-reimburse-leon-county-hurricane-helene-cleanup\/mailto:news@wctv.tv?subject=Correction%20Needed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Write to us here<\/a>. 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