HAGÅTÑA — Congressman James Moylan announced that FEMA is awarding more than $16 million for disaster resilience and hazard mitigation projects at the Guam Memorial Hospital Authority and the University of Guam, funded through the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program following Typhoon Mawar.
The bulk supports a secondary power source at GMH: $16,154,009.73 toward installation, plus $94,354.51 for eligible project management costs. The project is designed to protect the island’s only public acute care hospital from power disruptions and provide stable, uninterrupted emergency power during extended utility outages, according to FEMA’s award summary.
“Keeping Guam Memorial Hospital operational during and after a disaster is not optional, it is essential to protecting our people,” Moylan said. “The recent storms we’ve weathered have shown us how important it is to strengthen Guam’s critical infrastructure.”
FEMA is also providing approximately $401,000 to the University of Guam for three initiatives: $154,441.85 for the UOG Extreme Weather Resilience Plan, $154,440.85 for mitigation planning for the Pago Bay Watershed, and $92,361.52 for advance assistance, education and outreach on using recycled concrete for flood mitigation.
The awards stem from the federal disaster declaration issued following Typhoon Mawar on May 25, 2023, under the Stafford Act’s hazard mitigation authorities. FEMA obligates the funding directly to the Government of Guam, which is responsible for ensuring the subrecipients receive their awards. Moylan thanked GMH, UOG and FEMA partners for advancing the projects.
