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Northwest Iowa (Sioux County Radio) — Several northwest Iowa entities — including Lyon County, the City of Hawarden, and Northwest Iowa Power Cooperative — are set to receive federal disaster-recovery funding through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
According to U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley, FEMA has awarded more than $9.5 million statewide for recovery and mitigation efforts tied to severe weather in 2020, 2024, and 2025.
Grassley said Iowans have shown resilience after multiple rounds of damaging storms and that the federal support will help communities continue to rebuild.
Lyon County Road-Repair Funding
One of the larger awards in northwest Iowa is going to Lyon County, which will receive more than $2.29 million. FEMA says the funding is intended to support secondary-road and permanent-repair projects connected to severe storms, flooding, straight-line winds, and tornadoes that hit the county in 2024.
The funding comes as communities across northwest Iowa continue long-term recovery from last summer’s widespread flooding and storm damage.
Northwest Iowa Power Cooperative Repairs
Northwest Iowa Power Cooperative is slated to receive more than $1.72 million in FEMA funding for permanent repairs related to severe storms, flooding, straight-line winds, and tornadoes in 2025. The cooperative provides wholesale electric service to rural electric cooperatives and municipal utilities throughout the region.
Hawarden Mitigation Projects
The City of Hawarden will receive nearly $290,000 for mitigation projects connected to the 2024 flooding disaster. The funding will support property acquisitions, elevations, mitigation reconstruction, and flood-proofing efforts to help reduce future flood risk and improve long-term resiliency in vulnerable areas.
Statewide Funding Total
In total, FEMA announced more than $9.5 million in awards across Iowa for infrastructure repairs, utility improvements, flood-mitigation work, and other disaster-recovery efforts.
Grassley’s office also announced additional funding for Rock Valley: $2,491,040.92 for “content replacements” related to severe storms, flooding, straight-line winds, and tornadoes in 2024.
