COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA — Iowa 3rd District Democrat Representative Cindy Axne has announced a new grant amounting to more than $1.4-million, to repair pipes and storm sewers in Council Bluffs following damage from last year’s flooding. During last year’s flooding and severe storms, high ground water in Council Bluffs caused multiple storm sewer failures, pipe damage, and sewer collapses. The grant, awarded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), helps fund the replacement of pipes and pavement at nine different sites in the city.

After securing $3 billion for Midwest flood recovery in last year’s federal disaster bill, Rep. Axne has been tracking funding provided to Iowa to help rebuild from last year’s flooding with her Iowa Flood Funding Tracker. With this new grant, the Tracker now details over $562 million in federal dollars spent in Iowa, including at least $80 million from FEMA.