# 2026-22696: FEMA Raises Disaster Grant Threshold to Match Construction Cost Inflation

2026-22696, Notice of Adjustment of Disaster Grant Amounts, is a Federal Register notice from Homeland Security Department, Federal Emergency Management Agency published 2026-11-06, effective 2026-10-01; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-06).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22696
- As of: 2026-11-06
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-22696
- Title: Notice of Adjustment of Disaster Grant Amounts
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Homeland Security Department; Federal Emergency Management Agency
- Citation: 91 FR 70094
- Published: 2026-11-06
- Effective: 2026-10-01
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-11-06

## In one line

FEMA Raises Disaster Grant Threshold to Match Construction Cost Inflation

## Summary

Starting October 1, 2026, FEMA is raising the cutoff for Small Project disaster grants to $1,130,900. This means state, tribal, local governments, and nonprofits can get more money for smaller disaster repairs thanks to a 3.4% cost increase. If you’re dealing with a disaster declared after that date, this new threshold kicks in to help you recover faster and better!

## Abstract

FEMA gives notice of an adjustment to the threshold for Small Project subgrants made to state, tribal, and local governments and private nonprofit facilities for disasters declared on or after October 1, 2026.

## Effects PRIA read

- Small Project Grant Threshold Raised: benefit, medium. For disasters declared on or after October 1, 2026, the FEMA Small Project subgrant threshold is $1,130,900. This applies to state, tribal, and local governments and to owners/operators of eligible private nonprofit facilities under section 422 of the Stafford Act.
- Threshold Adjusted Annually Using CPI: benefit, low. FEMA will annually adjust the Small Project threshold to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers. The adjustment for the 12-month period ending August 2026 is based on a 3.4 percent CPI increase, which produced the $1,130,900 threshold for disasters declared on or after…

## Related documents

- [2026-22697](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22697): Notice of Adjustment of Minimum Project Worksheet Amount, 2026-11-06
- [2026-22692](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22692): Notice of Award Amount Adjustment for Serious Needs Assistance, 2026-11-06
- [2026-22693](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22693): Notice of Maximum Amount of Assistance Under the Individuals and Households Program, 2026-11-06
- [2026-22694](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22694): Notice of Adjustment of Statewide Per Capita Impact Indicator, 2026-11-06
- [2026-22371](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22371): Notices of Emergency and Major Disaster Declarations and Related Amendments, 2026-11-03
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## Sources
- [2026-22696 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/11/06/2026-22696/notice-of-adjustment-of-disaster-grant-amounts)
- [2026-22696 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-11-06/pdf/2026-22696.pdf)

## Related
- [Previous: 2026-22694, Notice of Adjustment of Statewide Per Capita Impact Indicator](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22694)
- [Next: 2026-22697, Notice of Adjustment of Minimum Project Worksheet Amount](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22697)
- [All Federal Register documents](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22696 (as of 2026-11-06).