FEMA Approves $7M+ for Oregon and Washington Infrastructure — Roads, Seismic Retrofits, and Disaster Prevention Projects Funded
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved over $7 million in funding for Oregon and Washington to improve critical infrastructure and reduce future disaster damage — part of $584 million approved nationwide through FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation and Public Assistance programs. About $3 million will go to Oregon through the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program for disaster prevention projects, while additional public assistance funding is supporting infrastructure rebuilding across both states — including road reconstruction after the 2022 and 2024 winter storms, fire suppression measures, construction on Southwest Beaverton Hillsdale Highway, and seismic retrofitting of government buildings in Washington. The funding reflects both states’ ongoing vulnerability to seismic events, severe storms, and wildfire — and the federal commitment to pre-disaster mitigation that reduces long-term costs. For civil, structural, and seismic specialty contractors in Oregon and Washington, FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation program represents a steady and often underappreciated source of publicly funded construction work — worth monitoring through ORPIN and MRSC rosters for upcoming solicitations. North Bend Local
