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FEMA sets $1,093,800 Small Project threshold for tribal and other governments

Federal Emergency Management AgencyDepartment of Homeland SecurityProgram changeSep 29, 2026

Check: Tribal governments applying for FEMA Public Assistance Small Project subgrants (smaller disaster repair grants) for disasters declared on or after October 1, 2025 should use a $1,093,800 threshold.

Read in the Federal Register

What it does

Tribal governments with Public Assistance (FEMA's disaster recovery grants to governments) projects from these disasters are affected because the Stafford Act (the federal disaster law) section 422 Simplified Procedures threshold for Small Project subgrants now stands at $1,093,800. The adjustment follows the annual Consumer Price Index (CPI, the federal inflation measure) update, a 2.9 percent increase for the 12 months ending in August 2025.

Why it matters for tribal funding

Tribes eligible. Tribes or Native organizations are among those who can apply or are covered, alongside others.

Who it covers: Tribal governments.

What to do next

  1. Confirm each disaster's declaration date and apply the $1,093,800 Small Project threshold to those declared on or after 2025-10-01.

Sources

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  • Federal Register: tribal termsNoticeSep 29, 2026

    Notice of Adjustment of Disaster Grant Amounts

    • Quoted from the source: “FEMA gives notice that $1,093,800 is the threshold for any Small Project subgrant made to state, tribal, and local governments”
    • Quoted from the source: “for all major disasters or emergencies declared on or after October 1, 2025.”
    • Quoted from the source: “FEMA bases the adjustment on an increase in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers of 2.9 percent”
    Read in the Federal RegisterU.S. government record, public domain.

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