Newberry Electric Cooperative will receive $2.4 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as part of nearly $300 million in federal funding to support past disaster recovery efforts across the southeast.
Newberry Electric serves communities in four counties — Newberry, Fairfield, Laurens and Lexington. The money will be used to restore the cooperative's electrical system infrastructure back to its pre-disaster footprint.
Other approved projects in the southeast include:
- $76.5 million to Alabama healthcare providers for costs associated with COVID-19
- $14.7 million to Georgia for Hurricane Helene debris removal in Augusta-Richmond County
- $6.6 million to Mississippi healthcare providers for costs associated with COVID-19
- $2.5 million to Tennessee to restore the town of Jonesboro's water system
FEMA is addressing a backlog of disaster relief funding requests because of depleted finances. In all, FEMA is providing $1.2 billion for more than 200 public assistance projects nationwide.