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Lane County highlights $19.5 million EPA resilience grant and recovery projects in State of the County remarks
Summary
County leaders announced a $19.5 million EPA grant to create six resilience hubs, a $1.3 million agreement for Holiday Farm Fire rapid rehousing, septic repair assistance and utility programs serving thousands of residents.
Lane County officials said the county recently won a $19,500,000 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to build a network of resilience hubs in six communities and detailed several recovery and assistance programs during the State of the County address.
Why it matters: The grant and recovery programs are intended to increase local capacity for emergency response, support wildfire survivors and expand utility and housing assistance across both urban and rural parts of Lane County.
County Commissioner Lori Trigger told the audience the EPA funds will "create a network of resilience hubs throughout Lane…
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