Awarded in response to historic flooding in 2023, funds will be used to repair or replace failing alley sewer lines, a major cause of basement backups.

More than a year after storms and tornadoes ripped through Michigan, knocking out power for thousands, flooding freeways and leading to deaths and injuries, the federal government has granted $460.8 million in disaster recovery and prevention funds to the state,

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded Detroit and surrounding communities funding through its community block grant program for disaster recovery.

"We’ve got a sewer system built to handle 4 inches of rain in a 24-hour period, which was great for the 20th Century," said Mayor Mike Duggan.

Nearly $347 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is coming to Detroit after flooding in the city in August of 2023. In a press conference Wednesday morning,